Perfectly preserved caudal vertebra of a truly mythical creature: the giant ground sloth. This sloth, a Glossotherium, is an extinct large ground sloth of the subfamily Mylodontinae. Reconstructed animals were between 3 and 4 metres long and possibly weighed up to 1,500 kg. The tail of the Glossotherium was covered with dermal scutes or osteoderms. Rarely these are preserved during fossilisation.

Glossotherium sp.

Pleistocene (2.0 - 0.7 mil y.)

Uruguay

53 mm - 2.1"

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