Sibotherium

Sibotherium; Temporal range: Late Miocene (Hemphillian); ~5.8 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Pilosa
Family:	†Megatheriidae
Genus:	†Sibotherium; Rincón et al., 2020
Species:	†S. ka
Binomial name
	†Sibotherium ka; Rincón et al., 2020

Sibotherium is an extinct genus of ground sloth in the family Megatheriidae that lived in what is now Costa Rica during the Late Miocene. It was a large ground sloth, weighing more than 2,500 kg.^[1]

^ Rincón, Ascanio D.; Valerio, Ana L.; Laurito, César A.; Rincón, Ascanio D.; Valerio, Ana L.; Laurito, César A. (June 2020). "First fossil record of a Megatheriidae-Megatheriinae in the Early Hemphillian (Late Miocene) from San Gerardo de Limoncito, Curré Formation, Costa Rica". Revista Geológica de América Central (62): 1–24. doi:10.15517/rgac.v62i0.41278 (inactive 2024-09-19). ISSN 0256-7024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of September 2024 (link)

[:0-1] Rincón, Ascanio D.; Valerio, Ana L.; Laurito, César A.; Rincón, Ascanio D.; Valerio, Ana L.; Laurito, César A. (June 2020). "First fossil record of a Megatheriidae-Megatheriinae in the Early Hemphillian (Late Miocene) from San Gerardo de Limoncito, Curré Formation, Costa Rica". Revista Geológica de América Central (62): 1–24. doi:10.15517/rgac.v62i0.41278 (inactive 2024-09-19). ISSN 0256-7024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of September 2024 (link)

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