Eremotherium Ground Sloth Claw with Sheath Spinosaurus The Irish Embassy

The Irish Embassy

but some have been found as long as twenty-six inches

Archeological Periods and Cultures Chart

which were early primates that are only found in the fossil record

hence its species epithet ohioensis

Eremotherium Ground Sloth Claw with Sheath Spinosaurus The Irish Embassy22 Inches Around Outer Curve 9 Inches Wide 5 Inches Thick Eremotherium was a huge, bulky, slow moving mammal that lived during the Pleistocene epoch in the United States. It went extinct about 11,000 years ago. The similar sized Megatherium genus was from South America. Anatomy: Eremotherium had peg like teeth, powerful jaws, and a thick, short tail. It had three hook like claws on each foot. It was primarily a quadruped (walked on four legs). It was