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Megalonyx wheatleyi by ~DiBgd [Dmitry Bogdanov]Chelyabinsk, Russia
Ground sloth from the Pleistocene
Wikipedia:
Megalonyx (Greek, “great claw”) is an extinct genus of giant ground sloths of the family Megalonychidae endemic to North America, living from ~10.3 Mya—11,000 years ago, existing for approximately 10.289 million years.
Type species, M. jeffersoni, measured about 3 m (9.8 ft) and weighted up to 1 ton.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/4ecf60fb274acdca8c157c4be466dff7/tumblr_mlhhioTeQQ1rhb9f5o1_500.jpg)
Megalonyx wheatleyi
by ~DiBgd [Dmitry Bogdanov]
Chelyabinsk, RussiaGround sloth from the Pleistocene
Wikipedia:
Megalonyx (Greek, “great claw”) is an extinct genus of giant ground sloths of the family Megalonychidae endemic to North America, living from ~10.3 Mya—11,000 years ago, existing for approximately 10.289 million years.
Type species, M. jeffersoni, measured about 3 m (9.8 ft) and weighted up to 1 ton.
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