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Nothrotheriidae is a family of extinct ground sloths that lived from approximately 17.5 mya—10,000 years ago, existing for approximately 7] Previously placed within the tribe Nothrotheriini or subfamily Nothrotheriinae within Megatheriidae, they are now usually placed in their own family, Nothrotheriidae. [8]
Nothrotheriops is a genus of Pleistocene ground sloth found in North America, from what is now central Mexico to the southern United States. [1] This genus of bear-sized xenarthran was related to the much larger, and far more famous Megatherium , although it has recently been placed in a different family, Nothrotheriidae . [ 2 ]
Ground sloths are a diverse group of extinct sloths in the mammalian superorder Xenarthra. They varied widely in size with the largest, belonging to genera Lestodon, Eremotherium and Megatherium, being around the size of elephants. Ground sloths represent a paraphyletic group, as living tree sloths are thought to have evolved from ground sloth ...
Mayor Adams and city Comptroller Brad Lander were right to establish a task force to examine the sluggish, complicated procurement and payment processes for nonprofits providing critical services ...
Nothropus is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Nothrotheriidae, endemic to South America during the Pleistocene epoch. It lived from 0.781 mya—12,000 years ago existing for approximately . It was believed to be a ground-dwelling herbivore. [1]
The generic name, Mesopotamocnus, is derived from "Mesopotam", from its geographic provenance, Mesopotamia, which in turn means "between rivers" in Greek, and -ocnus, meaning "lazy" or "slow" which is commonly used to name extinct sloths.
The other eight are available for adoption, along with about two dozen other rescue dogs at Detroit Animal Welfare Group. The adoption fee is $175. Austin said shelter workers meet potential ...
A dog who waited outside a convenience store for months after his owner died finally got his happy ending — and royal status!. The dog, named Moo Daeng, reportedly waited in his usual spot ...