Talk:Megatherium
Latest comment: 4 days ago by Hemiauchenia in topic Why is the skeleton so massive
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Sloth to Human Size Comparison edit
I don't know all that's involved in adding pictures/drawings to articles but it would be cool if such was added to the article showing a human being next to a sloth skeleton. I did a search on google but I'm not sure which ones are scientifically accuracte. Thank you. Bill the Cat 7 (talk) 14:02, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
- hi bill,
- added this photo to the archeological site, but this may be an eyewitness image with humans for scale from the Serranía_de_la_Lindosa archeological site. Erik.roger.fuller (talk) 06:28, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
- Megatherium is not known from anywhere near Colombia. These interpretations have also been contested, see [1]. Hemiauchenia (talk) 06:46, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
Why is the skeleton so massive edit
Looking photograph from the Natural History Museum, that skeleton is so enormously robust, all the bonus look 'overengineered' and the hind leg bones are incredibly thick and chunky. Has this been noted before, and has any explanation been proposed? 78.146.93.213 (talk) 20:16, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
- Megatherium was probably able rear up onto its hind legs to reach higher vegetation, which goes a way to explain the robustness of the hindlimbs given that its massive size Hemiauchenia (talk) 21:55, 8 May 2024 (UTC)