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the megatherium went extinct about 8,000 years ago

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It became extinct just after the Jurassic Era

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Megatherium became extinct during the Early Holocene Epoch, about 8,000 years ago.

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What is the megatherium's original habitat?

use to live in t he north and south pliestone epoch


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


What species does the megatherium belong to?

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Why is the megatherium extinct?

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I think you mean Megatherium. Megatherium was probably wiped out by humans. It was as big as an elephant and walked on the sides of its feet.


What are saber tooth cats enemies?

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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 name of the ancient sloth mega something i dont remember.?

I do believe what you are looking for is the 'megatherium' or the 'promegatherium'.


What kind of food does megatherium eat?

They probably eat termites and plants.


What did megatherium eat?

The same thing as elephants I'd imagine.


How did the ground sloth in die?

The ground sloth or Megatherium was a huge sloth that used to roam the earth. It is thought that they died out because of the human population.