The largest sloth of all time was the size of an elephant. Known to paleontologists as Eremotherium, the shaggy giant ...

Thaís Pansani holding a giant sloth rib bone from central Brazil, thought to be burned by human fire about 13,000 to 15,000 years ago, in Smithsonian’s collection AP ...

In a dusty rock shelter in Santa Elina, Brazil, two layers of giant ground sloth bones have been swallowed into the earth. The oldest sloth fossils in the deposit date back 27,000 years.

Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) — and when startled, they brandished immense claws.Video above: Paleontologist Thais Pansani analyzes sloth bones found ...

The excavation near Loop 88 has already dug up a giant find — the tooth of a Giant Ground Sloth. Update: ... 2025 – Feb. 5, 2025. The bones appeared to be from large, ...

The bones appeared to be from large, prehistoric animals that were once common in the area during the Pleistocene Epoch. This time period is known as the Ice Age, which ended 11,700 years ago.

The bones appeared to be from large, prehistoric animals that were once common in the area during the Pleistocene Epoch. This time period is known as the Ice Age, which ended 11,700 years ago.