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2. Megatherium - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

3. Giant sloth versus ancient man: fossil footprints track ... - AOL

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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.

4. Giant sloth vs. ancient man: fossil footprints track ... - AOL

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   By Matthew Stock BOURNEMOUTH, England (Reuters) - 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 ...

5. Megatheriidae - Wikipedia

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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.

6. Eremotherium - Wikipedia

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   [65] [66] The Megatherioidea also includes the three-toed sloths of the genus Bradypus, one of the two sloth genera still alive today. [ 67 ] [ 68 ] Eremotherium 's closest relative in Megatheriidae is the namesake of the family Megatherium , which was endemic to South America, slightly larger, and preferred more open habitats than Eremotherium .

7. A sinkhole in South Dakota is packed with mammoth fossils ...

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   Dozens of mammoths were trapped in a South Dakota sinkhole over 100,000 years ago.. A bulldozer uncovered the first fossil 50 years ago, and experts have been finding bones ever since.

8. Pipe Creek Sinkhole - Wikipedia

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   The Pipe Creek Sinkhole preserves an ancient wetland. It was created by the collapse of a limestone cave in a Silurian reef formation. That left a steep-sided depression about 75 meters (246 ft) long, 50 meters (164 ft) wide and 11 meters (36 ft) deep.

9. Giant lumbering ground sloth inhabited much of North America ...

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   Now-extinct species of ground sloth lived 106,000 years ago, during a time when glaciers had retreated far to the north. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...