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The earliest megatheriid in North America was Sibotherium which arrived 5.3 million years ago, after crossing the recently formed Panamanian land bridge. At more than five tons in weight, 6 metres (20 ft) in length, and able to reach as high as 5.2 metres (17 ft), Eremotherium when fully erect was taller than an African bush elephant bull.
Illustration of the first specimen of Megatherium americanum from 1796 Life illustration of Megatherium americanum from 1863, depicting it with a short trunk. The earliest specimen of Megatherium americanum was discovered in 1787 by Manuel de Torres, a Dominican friar and naturalist, from a ravine on the banks of the Lujan River in what is now northern Argentina, which at the time was part of ...
Little Salt Spring is a feature of the karst topography of Florida, specifically an example of a sinkhole.It is classified as a third magnitude spring. [4] The numerous deep vents at the bottom of the sinkhole feed oxygen-depleted groundwater into it, producing an anoxic environment below a depth of about 5 m (16.4 ft). [4]
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Scientists have uncovered evidence of ancient humans engaged in a deadly face-off with a giant sloth, showing for the first time how our ancestors might have tackled such a formidable prey.
A 511nj.org live feed of I-80 looking west shortly after 5 p.m. showed traffic moving swiftly on the westbound side with traffic cones lined up and several emergency vehicles on the eastbound side ...
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. Ground sloths represent a paraphyletic group, as living tree sloths are thought to have evolved from ground sloth ...
A stretch of Interstate 80 in New Jersey was closed after a sinkhole opened up on the shoulder of the eastbound lanes on Thursday morning. Typically, sinkholes are linked to excessively wet ...