megatheriidae

• Nome científico que designa uma família extinta de preguiças terrestres que viveram na era Cenozoica.

A scientific noun referring to an extinct family of ground sloths that lived during the Cenozoic era.

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1. Extinct ground slothsC2formalscientific

   A family of extinct giant ground sloths that lived during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, primarily in South America.

   Preguiças-terrestres extintas

   • The Megatheriidae family includes the massive genus Megatherium.
   • Fossils of Megatheriidae have been found in Argentina and Brazil.
   • These giant sloths were herbivores and could weigh several tons.