Sibotherium

Sibotherium
Temporal range: Late Miocene (Hemphillian)
~5.8 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

  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 1 November 2024). ISSN 0256-7024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)