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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: 8.3 inches by 5.8 inches by 1.2 inches
- Weight: 1.24340715768 pounds
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By Susan Heinrichs Gray
Brand: Childs World
Released: January 1st, 2005
Library Binding (32 pages)
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Megatherium (Exploring Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures)- Manufacturer: Childs World Inc
- Brand: Brand: Childs World
- ISBNs: 1592964109, 9781592964109
- EAN: 9781592964109
Details:- Product Category: Library Binding
- Number of Pages: 32
- Author: Susan Heinrichs Gray
- Publication Date: January 1st, 2005
- Release Date: January 1st, 2005
Physical Description:- Size: 10.0 inches by 8.0 inches by 0.5 inches
- Weight: 0.65 pounds
Features:- Used Book in Good Condition
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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: 0.75 pounds
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By Joy Frisch-Schmoll
Capstone Press
Released: February 1st, 2015
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Ground Sloths (Ice Age Animals)- Manufacturer: Capstone Press
- Brand: Capstone Press
- ISBN: 1491423196
- EAN: 9781491423196
- PartNumber: illustrations
Details:- Paperback
- Number of Pages: 24
- Author: Joy Frisch-Schmoll
- Publication Date: February 1st, 2015
- Release Date: February 1st, 2015
Physical Description:- Size: 8.75 inches by 10.75 inches by 0.25 inches
- Weight: 0.01763698096 pounds
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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: 0.14991433816 pounds
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By Richard Owen
Legare Street Press
Released: October 27th, 2022
Paperback (178 pages)
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Memoir on the Megatherium, or Giant Ground-sloth of America- Manufacturer: Legare Street Press
- ISBN: 1019198087
- EAN: 9781019198087
Details:- Paperback
- 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 0.38 inches
- Weight: 0.57099725858 pounds
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