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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 Juan Pimentel
Harvard University Press
Released: January 9th, 2017
Hardcover (368 pages)
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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 Richard Owen
Legare Street Press
Released: October 27th, 2022
Hardcover (178 pages)
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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 Gary Jeffrey
Smart Apple Media
Released: January 1st, 2017
Library Binding (24 pages)
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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 S.C. Roberts
Audible Studios on Brilliance
Released: April 21st, 2022
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The Strange Case of the Megatherium Thefts- Manufacturer: Isis Publishing Ltd
- Brand: Audible Studios on Brilliance
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- Format: Unabridged
- Author: S.C. Roberts
- Publication Date: April 21st, 2022
- Release Date: April 21st, 2022
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By William C Sturgis
Legare Street Press
Released: October 27th, 2022
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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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By Spencer Stout Sean Lewis Zach Smith
Spencer Stout, Sean Lewis, Zach Smith
Released: October 6th, 2023
Podcast
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The Megatherium Club Podcast- Manufacturer: Spencer Stout, Sean Lewis, Zach Smith
Details:- Product Category: Podcast
- Format: Original recording
- Author: Spencer Stout Sean Lewis Zach Smith
- Publication Date: October 6th, 2023
- Release Date: October 6th, 2023
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