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| − | A member of the [[Edentate|Xenarthran]] mammal family (along with ''Doedicurus''), ''Megatherium'' had huge claws, grew to 6-8 meters long from nose to tail, weighed more than an elephant and usually ate plants, but it was also big and |
+ | A member of the [[Edentate|Xenarthran]] mammal family (along with ''Doedicurus''), ''Megatherium'' had huge claws, grew to 6-8 meters long from nose to tail, weighed more than an elephant and usually ate plants, but it was also big and |
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| + | [[File:Megatherium_with_carrion.jpg|thumb|left|A Megatherium is going to eat a Macrauchenia carrion.]] |
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| + | strong enough to eat carrion, on occasion, to supplement its diet, not unlike the short-faced bear of [[North America]], and when it wanted to, nothing got in its' way.[[File:Evi_megatherium_large.jpg|thumb|Megatherium with Macrauchenia in the background.]] As big as an elephant, it lived in [[South America]] during the Pliocene-Pleistocene periods alongside ''[[Smilodon]], [[Doedicurus]], ''and other South American megafauna. |
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''Megatherium'' had armor-plated skin for defense and powerful clawed forelimbs for attack. Regardless of that, ''Megatherium'' died out 8000 yrs ago, during the Pleistocene time period. There are rumors that they may've survived in modern times as the ''Mapinguara'' cryptid, but that is unknown. |
''Megatherium'' had armor-plated skin for defense and powerful clawed forelimbs for attack. Regardless of that, ''Megatherium'' died out 8000 yrs ago, during the Pleistocene time period. There are rumors that they may've survived in modern times as the ''Mapinguara'' cryptid, but that is unknown. |
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==In Walking With... series== |
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Revision as of 11:06, 9 May 2014
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Megatherium was a giant ground sloth, featured on WWB.
Facts
A member of the Xenarthran mammal family (along with Doedicurus), Megatherium had huge claws, grew to 6-8 meters long from nose to tail, weighed more than an elephant and usually ate plants, but it was also big and
A Megatherium is going to eat a Macrauchenia carrion.
strong enough to eat carrion, on occasion, to supplement its diet, not unlike the short-faced bear of North America, and when it wanted to, nothing got in its' way.
Megatherium with Macrauchenia in the background.
As big as an elephant, it lived in South America during the Pliocene-Pleistocene periods alongside Smilodon, Doedicurus, and other South American megafauna.
Megatherium had armor-plated skin for defense and powerful clawed forelimbs for attack. Regardless of that, Megatherium died out 8000 yrs ago, during the Pleistocene time period. There are rumors that they may've survived in modern times as the Mapinguara cryptid, but that is unknown.
In Walking With... series
Walking With Beasts
Saber Tooth
A pair of megatheres is shown feeding on trees, while Half-Tooth the Smilodon gives them a wide berth. Later on, another Megatherium kills another Smilodon in a fight over carrion.
The Megatherium in Walking with Beasts.