ground sloth
noun
: any of various often huge extinct American edentates related to the recent sloths
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Meanwhile, South American megafauna moved northward, including giant ground sloths and glyptodonts (enormous armadillos).
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Martin Broen, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
However, roughly 10,000 years ago, giant ground sloths disappeared from the geological record.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
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Other ground sloths employed strange defensive measures.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
At this site, abundant stone tools are intermixed with the fossils of the extinct ground sloth Glossotherium phoenesis, which grew to be 10 to 13 feet long and weighed 1.1 to 1.6 tons.
—Ryan McRae, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2023
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Martin Broen, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
However, roughly 10,000 years ago, giant ground sloths disappeared from the geological record.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
Facts About One of the Biggest Sharks in History
Other ground sloths employed strange defensive measures.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
At this site, abundant stone tools are intermixed with the fossils of the extinct ground sloth Glossotherium phoenesis, which grew to be 10 to 13 feet long and weighed 1.1 to 1.6 tons.
—Ryan McRae, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2023
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“Ground sloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20sloth. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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