Definition of Mylodon. Meaning of Mylodon. Synonyms of Mylodon

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Definition of Mylodon

Mylodon
Mylodon Myl"o*don, n. [Gr. ? a mill + ?, ?, a tooth.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of large slothlike American edentates, allied to Megatherium.

Meaning of Mylodon from wikipedia

- Mylodon is a genus of extinct ground sloth belonging to the family Mylodontidae, known from southern South America. With a total length of 3 to 4 m and...
- to Paramylodon were repeatedly placed in with other genera, first with Mylodon, but since the 1950s increasingly with Glossotherium. Paramylodon shares...
- discovery in 1895 of skin, bones and other parts of a ground sloth called Mylodon darwini, from which the cave takes its name. It is also part of the End...
- Labidochromis mylodon is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known to occur around Mumbo Island. This species can reach a length...
- It represents one of the best-known members of the family, along with Mylodon and Paramylodon. Reconstructed animals were between 3 and 4 metres (9.8...
- (January 2022). "Diet and environment of Mylodon darwinii based on pollen of a Late-Glacial coprolite from the Mylodon Cave in southern Chile". Review of Palaeobotany...
- Hemibarbus mylodon is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish endemic to Korea. It is commonly called spotted barbel or Korean doty barbel. It inhabits...
- Lethrinops mylodon is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Malawi where it is widespread. It is a species of deeper water over...
- Haplochromis mylodon is a species of cichlid found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda where it occurs in the Kazinga Channel, Lake George...
- from fragmentary remains, it has been proposed to be closely related to Mylodon. It is suggested to have been a mixed feeder (both browsing and grazing)...