Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Pilosa
Family: Mylodontidae
Genus: Paramylodon
Species: P. harlani
Temporal Range: Late Pliocene to Pleistocene (4.9 ma - 11,000 years ago)
It is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Mylodontidae endemic to North America during the Pliocene through Pleistocene epochs.
Paramylodon was about 9.8 ft in height and weighted as much as 1000 kg. It is known from North America deposits, including in Mexico and the United States and as far south as Guatemala. Currently there is just one recognized species, P. harlani.
Recently a Paramylodon specimen was identified from the Tarkio Vallet site in Lowa association with Megalonyx. This is probably the first time these species have been found in close association. These two species have since been uncovered at the Fairmead Landfill Site and Irvington Site in California.
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