# Harlan's ground sloth

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of an extinct species, †Paramylodon harlani of ground sloths, from Pleistocene North America.

## Etymology
In honor of American paleontologist Dr. Richard Harlan, who first discovered and described the lower jaw in 1835.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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