巨爪地懶
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巨爪地懶 化石時期: 晚上新世至更新世 |
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Megalonyx wheatleyi的骨骼。
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化石
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巨爪地懶(學名:Megalonyx)是中新世晚期至更新世晚期一屬已滅絕的大地懶。牠們的近親的二趾樹懶。牠們是北美洲的特有種,是二趾樹懶科下分佈最廣的,最北至阿拉斯加[1]及育空。[2]牠們是由游地懶演化而來,其下最早出現的物種是M. wheatleyi。
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化石 [编辑]
巨爪地懶的學名是由美國總統湯瑪斯·傑佛遜(Thomas Jefferson)於1797年所命名,其化石是來自維吉尼亞州。在愛荷華州西南部持續的挖掘發現了疑似巨爪地懶的家庭生活:一隻成年巨爪地懶與兩隻不同年齡的幼生一同被發現,估計成年的會照顧幼生的。[3][4]
分佈 [编辑]
巨爪地懶分佈在北美洲的大部份地區,由阿拉斯加中部至科羅拉多州中部。牠們居住在潮濕及寒冷氣候,長滿雲杉的地方。[5]另外,在南部的杰氏巨爪地懶體型較大,在北部的則體型較細小。[6]
參考 [编辑]
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- ^ McDonald, H.G., University of Florida, Harington, C.R., University of Alberta, and De Iulii,G. The Ground Sloth Megalonyx from Pleistocene Deposits of the Old Crow Basin, Yukon, Canada. Arctic. 2000.September, 53 (3): 213–20.
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