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Megatherium (/mɛɡəˈθɪəriəm/ meg-ə-THEER-ee-əm; from Gr**** méga (μέγα) 'great' + theríon (θηρίον) 'beast') is an
extinct genus of
ground sloths endemic...
- from Uruguay,
though many were
incorrectly referred to the
ground sloth Megatherium by
early paleontologists. The type species, G. clavipes, was described...
- The
Megatherium Club was
founded by
William Stimpson. It was a
group of Washington, D.C.-based
scientists who were
attracted to that city by the Smithsonian...
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being rivalled in size
among ground sloths only by its
close relative Megatherium.
Eremotherium was
widespread in
tropical and
subtropical lowlands and...
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Megatherium,
discovered in
Argentina (mistakenly
referred to as Paraguay),
Jefferson revised his
interpretation and
compared Megalonyx to
Megatherium...
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called it B.
megatherium ****uming the name was
incorrectly spelled. This
trend continues as many
scientists still use the name B.
megatherium,
sowing confusion...
- The
Paleontological Museum Megatherium (Spanish:
Museo Paleontológico Megaterio) is a
museum in the
province of
Santa Elena in Ecuador,
located in the...
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million years ago, in
South America. The
group includes the
heavily built Megatherium (given its name 'great beast' by
Georges Cuvier) and Eremotherium. An...
- many
species of
ground sloths ranging up to the size of
elephants (like
Megatherium)
inhabited both
North and
South America during the
Pleistocene Epoch...
- Xenarthra.
Ground sloths varied widely in size, with the
largest genera Megatherium and
Eremotherium being around the size of elephants.
Ground sloths are...
