| Hapalops | |
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| A life restoration of Hapalops | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Pilosa |
| Family: | †Megatheriidae |
| Subfamily: | †Schismotheriinae |
| Genus: | †Hapalops Ameghino, 1887 |
| Type species | |
| †Hapalops longiceps Ameghino, 1887 | |
| Referred species | |
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Hapalops was a genus of small ground sloths from the late Oligocene to Miocene of Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina in South America.
Description[]
Though related to the giant Megatherium, Hapalops was much smaller, measuring about 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length. Like most extinct sloths it is categorized as a ground sloth, but it is believed that the smaller size of Hapalops allowed it to engage in some climbing behaviors.
In the Media[]
Hapalops as Mini-sloths in Ice Age: The Meltdown
Gallery[]
