Ground sloth - Wikipedia
Ground sloths are a diverse group of extinct sloths in the mammalian superorder Xenarthra. They varied widely in size with the largest, belonging to genera Lestodon, Eremotherium and Megatherium, being around the size of elephants.
Facts About the Giant Ground Sloth - Live Science
Nov 5, 2016 · Giant ground sloths were large, lumbering beasts that lived in the Americas during the Ice Age. They were directly related to today's modern sloths. They were also distantly related to...
10 Big Facts About Giant Ground Sloths - Mental Floss
Mar 22, 2016 · Today, the six living species of sloths are usually found dangling from tree branches, or going viral on YouTube. But sloths used to be a lot more diverse—and a lot bigger. The extinct ground...
Giant Ground Sloths - U.S. National Park Service
Oct 12, 2021 · The large clawed sloth, or Megalonyx, was a large ground dwelling sloth which grew to about 10 feet long and weighed roughly 2,200 pounds. Compared to the Shasta Ground Sloth, Megalonyx and had a more blocky-shaped head with an additional set of peg-like incisors in the upper and lower jaws.
You Just Missed the Last Ground Sloths - National Geographic
Apr 29, 2015 · When did the last of the ground sloths disappear? The standard answer is “about 10,000 years ago”. That’s the oft-repeated cutoff date for when much of the world’s Ice Age megafauna – from...
Megatherium | Giant Sloth, Ground Sloth & Prehistoric | Britannica
Megatherium, largest of the ground sloths, an extinct group of mammals belonging to a group containing sloths, anteaters, glyptodonts, and armadillos that underwent a highly successful evolutionary radiation in South America in the Cenozoic Era (beginning 65.5 million years ago).
Weighing Over 2,000 Pounds, Giant Ground Sloths Once Roamed …
Feb 7, 2024 · Discover the world of ancient giant ground sloths, from their vast habitats across the Americas to their unique diets and the mystery of their extinction.
Harlan's Ground Sloth - U.S. National Park Service
Jan 30, 2020 · Ground sloths migrated to North America during the ice age. They spent their lives wondering open-grasslands with water sources, like rivers and lakes. Using its stubby snout and sense of smell, the sloth may have found and eat grasses, shrubs, and plants with flowers.
Megatherium - Wikipedia
Megatherium (/ m ɛ ɡ ə ˈ θ ɪər i ə m / meg-ə-THEER-ee-əm; from Greek méga 'great' + theríon (θηρίον) 'beast') is an extinct genus of ground sloths endemic to South America that lived from the Early Pliocene [1] through the end of the Late Pleistocene. [2]
Nothrotheriops - Wikipedia
Nothrotheriops behaved like all typical ground sloths of North and South America, feeding on various plants like the desert globemallow, cacti, and yucca.