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Megatherium
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Megatherium was a giant ground sloth. That from the late
Pliocene epoch to the early Holocene, between about 2 million
and 8,000 years ago. It is believed to have gone extinct
as a result of hunting by humans.
Megatherium weighed around 5 tons,
and was 20 feet (6 meters) tall when standing on its hind limbs.
It is believed to have stood on its hind legs, using its tail
for support as a tripod, and used its front limbs to pull down
branches from which it would have eaten leaves. It was probably
also equpped with a long tongue.
Megatherium probably most ate leaves, but may also have hunted
or scavenged meat as well - there is for eaxmple, some
suggestion that it could have used its claws as daggers.
One possibility is that Megatherium could have scavenged
kills made by
Smilodon.
Another possibility is that Megatherium may have hunted
Glyptodonts
- a number of fossils of
Glyptodonts
have been showing the creature apparently dying on its back, and
the only creature in the habitat that could have flipped over a
Glyptodont,
is Megatherium.
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Megatherium was a giant ground sloth that lived between 2 million and 8,000 years ago
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By Donald R. Prothero
Princeton University Press
Released: December 6th, 2016
Hardcover (240 pages)
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The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals (Princeton Field Guides)- Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
- Brand: Princeton University Press
- Model: 9780691156828
- ISBN: 0691156824
- EAN: 9780691156828
- PartNumber: 9780691156828
Details:- Hardcover
- Number of Pages: 240
- Author: Donald R. Prothero
- Publication Date: December 6th, 2016
- Release Date: December 6th, 2016
Physical Description:- Size: 11.5 inches by 9.0 inches by 0.75 inches
- Weight: 2.74916440714 pounds
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By Juan Pimentel
Harvard University Press
Released: January 9th, 2017
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The Rhinoceros and the Megatherium: An Essay in Natural History- Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
- Brand: Harvard University Press
- ISBN: 0674737121
- EAN: 9780674737129
- PartNumber: 9780674737129
Details:- Hardcover
- Format: Illustrated
- Edition: Illustrated
- Number of Pages: 368
- Author: Juan Pimentel
- Publication Date: January 9th, 2017
- Release Date: January 9th, 2017
Physical Description:- Size: 8.2499835 inches by 5.499989 inches by 1.0999978 inches
- Weight: 1.21915630886 pounds
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By Gary Jeffrey
Smart Apple Media
Released: January 1st, 2017
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Giant Sloth: Megatherium (Graphic Prehistoric Animals)- Manufacturer: Smart Apple Media
- Brand: Smart Apple Media
- ISBN: 1625884095
- EAN: 9781625884091
Details:- Product Category: Library Binding
- Number of Pages: 24
- Author: Gary Jeffrey
- Publication Date: January 1st, 2017
- Release Date: January 1st, 2017
Physical Description:- Size: 11.0 inches by 9.0 inches by 0.25 inches
- Weight: 0.7495716908 pounds
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By Richard Owen
Legare Street Press
Released: October 27th, 2022
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Memoir on the Megatherium, or Giant Ground-sloth of America- Manufacturer: Legare Street Press
- ISBN: 1019191422
- EAN: 9781019191422
Details:- Hardcover
- Number of Pages: 178
- Author: Richard Owen
- Publication Date: October 27th, 2022
- Release Date: October 27th, 2022
Physical Description:- Size: 9.21 inches by 6.14 inches by 0.44 inches
- Weight: 0.94 pounds
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By Adrian Lister
Smithsonian Books
Released: April 24th, 2018
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Darwin's Fossils: The Collection That Shaped the Theory of Evolution- Manufacturer: Smithsonian Books
- Brand: Smithsonian Books
- ISBN: 158834617X
- EAN: 9781588346179
Details:- Paperback
- Edition: Illustrated
- Number of Pages: 160
- Author: Adrian Lister
- Publication Date: April 24th, 2018
- Release Date: April 24th, 2018
Physical Description:- Size: 9.1 inches by 6.8 inches by 0.6 inches
- Weight: 1.3999353637 pounds
- Color: Silver
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By William C Sturgis
Legare Street Press
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A Soil Bacillus Of The Type Of De Bary's B. Megatherium- Manufacturer: Legare Street Press
- ISBN: 1019292571
- EAN: 9781019292570
Details:- Paperback
- Number of Pages: 38
- Author: William C Sturgis
- Publication Date: October 27th, 2022
- Release Date: October 27th, 2022
Physical Description:- Size: 9.21 inches by 6.14 inches by 0.08 inches
- Weight: 0.15 pounds
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