Meaning: Giant beast
Pronunciation: Meg-Ah-Theer-Eee-Um
Time Range: 1.9million – 8,000 years ago
Dietary Type: Herbivorous
Size and weight: 6 meters long; 3.8 tonnes
Closest living relative: Tree Sloth
Imagine a bear like creature so big it could rest its chin on top of a double-decker bus. Skin like chain mail and claws the size of daggers – even the Smilodon steers clear of this laid-back vegetarian.
Pronunciation: Meg-Ah-Theer-Eee-Um
Time Range: 1.9million – 8,000 years ago
Dietary Type: Herbivorous
Size and weight: 6 meters long; 3.8 tonnes
Closest living relative: Tree Sloth
Imagine a bear like creature so big it could rest its chin on top of a double-decker bus. Skin like chain mail and claws the size of daggers – even the Smilodon steers clear of this laid-back vegetarian.