: any of various often huge extinct American edentates related to the recent sloths
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Recent Examples on the WebFor example, the giant ground sloth identified by Iriarte and his colleagues could in fact be a capybara -- a giant rodent common today across the region. Katie Hunt, CNN, 7 Mar. 2022 No fossil evidence suggests that a giant ground sloth ever composed a symphony or that a Devonian fish split the atom even once.New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022 Animals found in the Bone Dome include a giant bear, a 10-foot ground sloth, armadillos big enough to ride, and Ice Age horses that are now extinct. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 14 Dec. 2021 In this case, the analysis revealed the giant ground sloth ate meat as well as plants. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 Nov. 2021 Tracks of mammoths, giant ground sloth, dire wolves and birds are all present at the site as well. Katie Hunt, CNN, 23 Sep. 2021 Mammoths and a giant ground sloth crossed the tracks in the travelers’ wake, trampling some of the footprints. Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 23 Oct. 2020 All three events are part of a daylong slate of activities to mark the date, including the unveiling of a replica of a giant ground sloth skeleton once housed on the school’s Bloomington campus.USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2020 Joshua trees were once dispersed across landscapes with help from ancient pack rats and elephant-size giant ground sloths, a finding based on the abundance of seeds found in fossilized dung.Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2020 See More