Ground sloth

The extinct giant ground sloth Megatherium and the horned glyptodont Panochthus in prehistoric South America. Both animals would eventually migrate into North America.

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Megatherium was a genus of elephant-sized ground sloths endemic to Central America and South America that lived from the Pliocene through to the Pleistocene existing for approximately 5.3 million years.

Megalonyx jeffersonii or Jefferson ground sloths. A large, heavily built animal of about 3 meters long that lived during the Pleistocene in North America.

During the Pleistocene Epoch (2.58 million years ago - 12,000 years ago) giant ground sloths lived over much of North and South America.They stood 20 ft tall on their hind legs to get food from trees, but were otherwise rather slow-moving quadrupeds.

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Megatherium

Over 100 species of giant ground sloths lived throughout the Americas. Megatherium towered 3.5 meters tall and weighed up to 4 tons. More...

Megatherium - This isn’t your cutesy sloth meme. No, this is a 20 foot tall ground sloth weighing in around 4 tons, similar in size to the elephants of today. Though they are considered herbivores just like their offspring, some scientists think that they may have included meat in their diet given their sharp talons and long forearms.

Megatherium in temple ruins from a Lost World project I am developing.

nothrotheriops

The Beginning of the Paleogene period was very moist and warm, compared to the climate today. Most of the earth was either sub-tropical or tropical. Palm trees grew in places like Wyoming, or...

How History Looks on Instagram: "These tunnels were dug by a Giant Ground Sloth that lived 10.000 years ago in Brazil. The third photo are the claw marks. #history #interesting #viral #explore #learn"

Size comparison of a giant ground sloth, glyptodon, and a terror bird.

Today, if you wish to see large herds of large animals, then Africa is the place to go; but once, not so long ago the Americas boasted a collection of large animals or megafauna that must have astounded the earliest human settlers...

Giant Sloth (Megatherium) from Bullyland.