ground sloth
noun
: any of various often huge extinct American edentates related to the recent sloths
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The landmass used to host multiple forms of mammoths, mastodons, giant ground sloths, enormous armadillos, multiple species of sabercat, huge bison, dire wolves and many more large creatures that formed ancient ecosystems unlike anything on our planet today.
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
In fact, these large ground sloths spread out across diverse habitats and thrived in different regions.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
At the end of the Pleistocene Epoch, 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago, a ground sloth that stood 8 to 10 feet tall went extinct.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
Grooves in the Ground White Sands National Park is home to a high concentration of ancient vertebrate tracks, from marks left by mammoths and ground sloths to some of the oldest human footprints, some of which are also dated to around 22,000 years old.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
In fact, these large ground sloths spread out across diverse habitats and thrived in different regions.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
At the end of the Pleistocene Epoch, 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago, a ground sloth that stood 8 to 10 feet tall went extinct.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
Grooves in the Ground White Sands National Park is home to a high concentration of ancient vertebrate tracks, from marks left by mammoths and ground sloths to some of the oldest human footprints, some of which are also dated to around 22,000 years old.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Ground sloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20sloth. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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