Natural Trap Cave near Lovell is one of the best Ice Age fossil sites in the world, but its lack of saber-toothed cats and giant ground sloths ...

In the museum’s basement, we find more skeletal megafauna. Take the charming Giant Ground Sloth: looking at its paws and ...

Matheus Fernandes In a dusty rock shelter in Santa Elina, Brazil, two layers of giant ground sloth bones have been swallowed into the earth. The oldest sloth fossils in the deposit date back ...

"People are going all out with these giant ... the skeleton could be looking down on a basketball hoop," Allen said. The upper edge of an NBA basketball hoop is 10 feet above the ground.

While we’re not quite sure of the species, we know for certain that avocado pits have been found on the gut content and feces of giant ground sloths. It seems that this fruit was quite the treat for ...

The fossilized leg bone of a giant “terror bird” discovered in Colombia provides new insights into ancient South American ecosystems, suggesting the bird was a major predator in a once-lush region ...