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mylodon

/ˈmaɪ.lə.dɒn/

Traducción: Mamífero perezoso terrestre extinto, de gran tamaño, parecido a un oso, que vivió durante el Pleistoceno en Sudamérica.

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/ˈmaɪ.lə.dɒn/C2formalscientific
  • esMamífero perezoso terrestre extinto, de gran tamaño, parecido a un oso, que vivió durante el Pleistoceno en Sudamérica.

A large, bear-sized extinct edentate mammal that lived during the Pleistocene epoch in South America.

  1. Extinct giant ground slothC2formalscientific

    A large, bear-sized extinct edentate mammal from the Pleistocene epoch, native to South America.

    esMilodón

    • The mylodon roamed the grasslands of South America during the last ice age.
    • Fossils of the mylodon have been discovered in caves in Patagonia.
    • Scientists believe the mylodon was a herbivore that used its large claws to dig for roots.