ground sloth
noun
: any of various often huge extinct American edentates related to the recent sloths
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In fact, several paleontologists have described Chalicotherium as a functional analog of extinct ground sloths, despite being entirely unrelated.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Instead, both ground sloths partitioned their niches and played complementary ecological roles.
—Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Three types have been found at the pits: the Shasta, the Jefferson’s and the Harlan’s ground sloths.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 6 Oct. 2025
The frieze, estimated to be about 12,500 years old, depicts massive ice age beasts thought to have once roamed South America, including mastodons and ground sloths the size of a car.
—Laura Bassett, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Instead, both ground sloths partitioned their niches and played complementary ecological roles.
—Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Three types have been found at the pits: the Shasta, the Jefferson’s and the Harlan’s ground sloths.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 6 Oct. 2025
The frieze, estimated to be about 12,500 years old, depicts massive ice age beasts thought to have once roamed South America, including mastodons and ground sloths the size of a car.
—Laura Bassett, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Ground sloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20sloth. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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