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Ground sloth
This large, primitive mammal,
Glossotherium harlani
, is related to the
modern South American tree sloth, but its
flat grinding teeth suggest that it fed on
grass. At 1.8 m (6 ft) tall these animals had
dermal ossicles embedded into the skin of
their necks and backs as a protection
against predators, similar to the ankylosaur
dinosaurs (
297, 298
).
297
297 Skeleton of ground sloth
Glossotherium harlaniGCPM.
Height 1.8 m 6 ft.
298
298 Reconstruction of ground
sloth.
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