Fossil Ground Sloths, Megalonyx and Paramylodon (Mammalia: Xenarthra), from the Doeden Local Fauna, Montana

Authors

Michael C. Wilson, Douglas College
H. Gregory McDonald, National Park Service
Christopher L. Hill, Boise State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Abstract

Fossil vertebrates from the Doeden gravel pit, Yellowstone River Valley near Miles City, Montana, document a diverse fauna with ground sloths (Megalonyx jeffersonii and Paramylodon harlani), mammoths (Mammuthus columbi), mastadon (Mammut americanum), horse (Equus sp.), artiodactyls (Camelops sp., Bootherium sp., cervid and antilocaprid), and giant short-faced bear (Arctodus simus) (Hill 2001: Wilson 2003; Wilson and Hll 200, 2002). This paper discusses Doeden Local Fauna (DLF) sloth material.

Publication Information

Wilson, Michael C.; McDonald, H. Gregory; and Hill, Christopher L.. (2005). "Fossil Ground Sloths, Megalonyx and Paramylodon (Mammalia: Xenarthra), from the Doeden Local Fauna, Montana". Current Research in the Pleistocene, 2283-85.