Giant Sloth Evolution. Giant ground sloths evolved in south america around 35 million years ago. Megatherium is the poster genus for the giant megafauna mammals of the pliocene and pleistocene epochs.
The slothman giganthropus arbrofagus is a giant ground sloth like descendant of the tundra dweller from 3 million years the 30020th century in man after man. Sometimes named a giant ground sloth it roamed this planet as far back as about 35 million years ago and became extinct around 11 000 years ago. Megalonyx jeffersonii of the family megalonychidae was a large heavily built animal about 8 to 10 feet 2 5 3 m long.
Researchers led by anjali goswami at university college london modelled the evolution of sloth body size using previously published estimates of body mass from both living and extinct species.
The slothman giganthropus arbrofagus is a giant ground sloth like descendant of the tundra dweller from 3 million years the 30020th century in man after man. From greek megatherium is translated to giant beast and how appropriate of a name that is for this creature. Megalonyx jeffersonii of the family megalonychidae was a large heavily built animal about 8 to 10 feet 2 5 3 m long. The slothman giganthropus arbrofagus is a giant ground sloth like descendant of the tundra dweller from 3 million years the 30020th century in man after man.
