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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
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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
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By Susan Heinrichs Gray
Brand: Childs World
Released: January 1st, 2005
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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
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By Adrian Lister
Smithsonian Books
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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
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By Ward, Henry A. (Henry Augustus) ,Sibley, Hiram ,Frauenberger, George F., ill,Black, Craig Call , former owner. DSI,Baird, Spencer Fullerton , former owner. DSI,University of Rochester
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Released: January 1st, 2019
Leather Bound (48 pages)
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- Authors: Ward, Henry A. (Henry Augustus) ,Sibley, Hiram ,Frauenberger, George F., ill,Black, Craig Call , former owner. DSI,Baird, Spencer Fullerton , former owner. DSI,University of Rochester
- Publication Date: January 1st, 2019
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By Spencer Stout Sean Lewis Zach Smith
Spencer Stout, Sean Lewis, Zach Smith
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- Author: Spencer Stout Sean Lewis Zach Smith
- Publication Date: October 6th, 2023
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