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Scelidotherium leptocephalum (ground sloth)
| Subject: | Scelidotherium leptocephalum (ground sloth)
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Date: 2006:09:17 13:04:52
Camera: DMC-FZ7 (Panasonic)
F number: f/2.8
Exposure: 10/130 sec
Focal Length: 60/10
Upload Date: 2017:02:12 16:33:06
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Description scelidotherium leptocephalum
Date August 2006
Source took the foto on the "Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris"
Author LadyofHats https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:LadyofHats
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scelidotherium_leptocephalum_side.jpg
Scelidotherium is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Mylodontidae, endemic to South America during the middle Pleistocene epoch. It lived from 780,000—11,000 years ago, existing for approximately 0.67 million years. It is characterized by an elongated, superficially anteater-like head. In fossil distribution, it is known from Argentina, Peru, Panama, Brazil, Paraguay and Ecuador. Order: Xenarthra, Family: Mylodontidae, Subfamily: Scelidotheriinae, Genus: Scelidotherium
Species:
Scelidotherium leptocephalum Owen 1840
Scelidotherium parodii Kraglievich 1923 |
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