| Eremotherium | |
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| An artist's illustration of Eremotherium laurillardi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Superorder: | Xenarthra |
| Order: | Pilosa |
| Family: | †Megatheriidae |
| Tribe: | †Megatheriini |
| Subtribe: | †Megatheriina |
| Genus: | †Eremotherium Spillmann, 1948 |
| Referred species | |
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Eremotherium is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Megatheriidae, endemic to North America and South America during the Pleistocene epoch. It lived from 4.9 mya—11,000 years ago existing (as a genus) for approximately 4.889 million years.
E. rusconi reached a length up to 6 m (20 ft) and a weight of more than 3 tonnes.
Taxonomy
Eremotherium was named by Spillmann (1948) and was assigned to Megatheriinae by Gaudin (1995); and to Megatheriidae by Spillmann (1948), Carroll (1988) and Cisneros (2005).
Fossil distribution
Fossils have been uncovered from Chatham County, Georgia; Berkeley County, South Carolina; Espirito Santo; and Pedra Preta, Brazil; Tarapoto, Peru (giant form); Rio Canas, Ecuador.
In the Media
- Eremotherium appears as a Glacier Park animal in Jurassic Park: Builder.
- Eremotherium appears as a Cenozoic animal in Jurassic World: The Game.
Eremotherium in Jurassic Park: Builder
Eremotherium in Jurassic World: The Game
