The Ground Sloth, Megalonyx, from Pleistocene Deposits of the Old Crow Basin, Yukon, Canada

The bear-sized ground sloth Megalonyx, endemic to North America, was widespread during the Pleistocene, reaching as far north as Alaska, Yukon, and Northwest Territories. Twenty-two specimens collected from 10 localities in the Old Crow Basin, northern Yukon, include several bones that can be referr...

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Main Authors: McDonald, H.G., Harington, C.R., De Iuliis, G.
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Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2000
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/63909 2023-05-15T14:19:08+02:00 The Ground Sloth, Megalonyx, from Pleistocene Deposits of the Old Crow Basin, Yukon, Canada McDonald, H.G. Harington, C.R. De Iuliis, G. 2000-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63909 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63909/47844 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63909 ARCTIC; Vol. 53 No. 3 (2000): September: 213–340; 213-220 1923-1245 0004-0843 Jefferson’s ground sloth Megalonyx jeffersonii late Pleistocene vertebrate fossils Yukon paresseux marcheur de Jefferson pléistocène tardif fossiles vertébrés info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2000 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:09Z The bear-sized ground sloth Megalonyx, endemic to North America, was widespread during the Pleistocene, reaching as far north as Alaska, Yukon, and Northwest Territories. Twenty-two specimens collected from 10 localities in the Old Crow Basin, northern Yukon, include several bones that can be referred to Jefferson's ground sloth (Megalonyx jeffersonii) on the basis of the distinctive morphology of the upper and lower caniniform teeth. All of the Yukon specimens are relatively small, suggesting a geological age earlier than Wisconsinan - probably Sangamonian. The Alaskan, Yukon, and Northwest Territories records imply that the species occupied a broad east-west range in northwestern North America during a warm phase of the late Pleistocene. Le paresseux marcheur Megalonyx, de la taille d'un ours, qui était endémique à l'Amérique du Nord, occupait au pléistocène une vaste aire s'étendant au Nord jusqu'en Alaska, au Yukon et aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Vingt-deux spécimens recueillis à 10 emplacements dans le bassin de Old Crow (partie nord du Yukon), comprennent plusieurs os que l'on peut attribuer au paresseux marcheur de Jefferson (Megalonyx jeffersonii) si l'on se fie à la morphologie particulière des dents supérieures et inférieures en forme de canines. Tous les spécimens du Yukon ont une taille relativement petite, ce qui suggère qu'ils datent d'un âge géologique antérieur au wisconsinien - probablement le sangamonien. Les relevés faits en Alaska, au Yukon et dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest laissent entendre que l'espèce occupait une vaste aire s'étendant d'est en ouest dans la partie nord-occidentale de l'Amérique du Nord durant une phase de réchauffement du pléistocène tardif. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Northwest Territories Old Crow Territoires du Nord-Ouest Alaska Yukon University of Calgary Journal Hosting Canada Northwest Territories Yukon ARCTIC 53 3
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topic Jefferson’s ground sloth
Megalonyx jeffersonii
late Pleistocene
vertebrate fossils
Yukon
paresseux marcheur de Jefferson
pléistocène tardif
fossiles vertébrés
spellingShingle Jefferson’s ground sloth
Megalonyx jeffersonii
late Pleistocene
vertebrate fossils
Yukon
paresseux marcheur de Jefferson
pléistocène tardif
fossiles vertébrés
McDonald, H.G.
Harington, C.R.
De Iuliis, G.
The Ground Sloth, Megalonyx, from Pleistocene Deposits of the Old Crow Basin, Yukon, Canada
topic_facet Jefferson’s ground sloth
Megalonyx jeffersonii
late Pleistocene
vertebrate fossils
Yukon
paresseux marcheur de Jefferson
pléistocène tardif
fossiles vertébrés
description The bear-sized ground sloth Megalonyx, endemic to North America, was widespread during the Pleistocene, reaching as far north as Alaska, Yukon, and Northwest Territories. Twenty-two specimens collected from 10 localities in the Old Crow Basin, northern Yukon, include several bones that can be referred to Jefferson's ground sloth (Megalonyx jeffersonii) on the basis of the distinctive morphology of the upper and lower caniniform teeth. All of the Yukon specimens are relatively small, suggesting a geological age earlier than Wisconsinan - probably Sangamonian. The Alaskan, Yukon, and Northwest Territories records imply that the species occupied a broad east-west range in northwestern North America during a warm phase of the late Pleistocene. Le paresseux marcheur Megalonyx, de la taille d'un ours, qui était endémique à l'Amérique du Nord, occupait au pléistocène une vaste aire s'étendant au Nord jusqu'en Alaska, au Yukon et aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Vingt-deux spécimens recueillis à 10 emplacements dans le bassin de Old Crow (partie nord du Yukon), comprennent plusieurs os que l'on peut attribuer au paresseux marcheur de Jefferson (Megalonyx jeffersonii) si l'on se fie à la morphologie particulière des dents supérieures et inférieures en forme de canines. Tous les spécimens du Yukon ont une taille relativement petite, ce qui suggère qu'ils datent d'un âge géologique antérieur au wisconsinien - probablement le sangamonien. Les relevés faits en Alaska, au Yukon et dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest laissent entendre que l'espèce occupait une vaste aire s'étendant d'est en ouest dans la partie nord-occidentale de l'Amérique du Nord durant une phase de réchauffement du pléistocène tardif.
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author McDonald, H.G.
Harington, C.R.
De Iuliis, G.
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Harington, C.R.
De Iuliis, G.
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title The Ground Sloth, Megalonyx, from Pleistocene Deposits of the Old Crow Basin, Yukon, Canada
title_short The Ground Sloth, Megalonyx, from Pleistocene Deposits of the Old Crow Basin, Yukon, Canada
title_full The Ground Sloth, Megalonyx, from Pleistocene Deposits of the Old Crow Basin, Yukon, Canada
title_fullStr The Ground Sloth, Megalonyx, from Pleistocene Deposits of the Old Crow Basin, Yukon, Canada
title_full_unstemmed The Ground Sloth, Megalonyx, from Pleistocene Deposits of the Old Crow Basin, Yukon, Canada
title_sort ground sloth, megalonyx, from pleistocene deposits of the old crow basin, yukon, canada
publisher The Arctic Institute of North America
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