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When did the megatherium live?

the megatherium went extinct about 8,000 years ago


What species does the megatherium belong to?

Megatherium had 6 species and they are:M. altiplanicumM. medinaeM. istilartiM. parodiiM. sundtiM. gallardoi


How do you use megatherium in a sentence?

As large as an elephant, the megatherium was a herbivore from South America


How big is a megatherium?

The megatherium was 20 to 25 ft tall and weighted 8 tons


Is the giant sloth real?

No, the giant sloth, also known as Megatherium, is an extinct species that lived during the Pleistocene era. It was one of the largest land mammals to have ever existed.


What are saber tooth cats enemies?

dedecuris and megatherium


What is a giant ground sloths behavior?

The giant ground sloth (or Megatherium) is extinct, and has been for about 10,000 years. Their behavior is unknown. However, they were herbivores, and they probably walked on their knuckles, because, like the Giant Anteater, their claws prevented them from putting their feet flat on the ground. Footprints suggest that Megatherium was able to assume a bipedal stance, and they probably used their broad tails for balance as they rose to reach the higher leaves of the treetops.


How did the giant ground sloths die?

Giant ground sloths are believed to have gone extinct at the end of the Pleistocene epoch around 11,000 years ago. The exact cause of their extinction is still debated among scientists, but likely factors include climate change, human hunting, and loss of habitat. Evidence suggests that a combination of these factors contributed to their demise.


What things are extinct and start with a p?

Several extinct species that start with the letter "P" include the Passenger Pigeon, which was once abundant in North America but was driven to extinction by hunting and habitat loss. Another example is the Pleistocene Megatherium, a giant ground sloth that roamed South America during the last Ice Age. Additionally, the Pyrenean Ibex, a subspecies of the Iberian ibex, was declared extinct in the early 2000s due to hunting and habitat destruction.


What does a megatherium eat?

Megatherium was an omnivore. It mainly ate berries, leaves and larger fruits. They might also have ate nuts, branches and carrion. But by ambush. These animals might have occasionally attacked and flipped over Glyptodonts.


What is the megatherium's original habitat?

use to live in t he north and south pliestone epoch


Are sloths endangered or extinct?

Ground sloths refers to a group of extinct sloths.It is possible that members of this group survived until 500 years ago in the Antilles, but the most recent dating that is reliable is more like 6000 years ago.One genus of ground sloth, Megatherium, is known as the Giant Ground Sloth. It was a big as an elephant. Some other ground sloths were also quite large. The most recent evidence of these giants surviving is dated about 10,000 years ago.None. They went extinct thousands of years ago.