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What's your favorite prehistoric creature? 🤔

With so many epic candidates, it can be hard to choose. But not for Paleo Lab Manager Colin Diggins, who's here to explain why Eremotherium (Giant Ground Sloth, or Slothzilla) is his #1 pick.
May 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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My jaw was on the ground at everything to do with "Slothzilla," from her towering 20 ft size to her story coexisting with humans. (Details in Alt-Text.)

#GiantSloths #IceAge #HMNS #Paleontology #Photography #Dinosaurs #Prehistoric #ECK #CanonR50 #SensoryArt #Fear #Slothzilla #Nature #UrbanGaze
Photo of a Giant Ground Sloth dinosaur skeleton, specifically a genus known as Eremotherium, displayed at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. It's assembled to stand up and is lit in shades of purple, pink, brown, and terracotta. Massive Scale: Known as "Slothzilla," Eremotherium was among the largest mammals to ever walk the earth, comparable in size to an elephant. This Ice Age behemoth was massive, standing 15 to 20 feet tall when rearing up on its hind legs and weighing over 3 to 4 tons Unique Features: These prehistoric creatures featured immense bodies and long, curved claws used for stripping trees. Extinction: They existed for nearly 5 million years but went extinct approximately 11,000 years ago, with evidence suggesting humans coexisted with and hunted them. As ancient humans migrated throughout the Americas, giant sloths made highly appealing, slow-moving targets that could feed large groups. Archaeological research has identified "kill sites" with ancient human weapons and butchered sloth bones.
May 20, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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The lighting definitely make slothzilla look fierce.
May 20, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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Then I shan't feel guilty for sharing another one that you might possibly enjoy or find amusing? Bc I went a little nuts in the giant Hall of Paleontology, & I want the dinosaurs to get some love.

Here's Slothzilla who actually lived alongside humans!!
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kafkaesque2024.bsky.social Kafka @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · May 20
My jaw was on the ground at everything to do with "Slothzilla," from her towering 20 ft size to her story coexisting with humans. (Details in Alt-Text.)

#GiantSloths #IceAge #HMNS #Paleontology #Photography #Dinosaurs #Prehistoric #ECK #CanonR50 #SensoryArt #Fear #Slothzilla #Nature #UrbanGaze
Photo of a Giant Ground Sloth dinosaur skeleton, specifically a genus known as Eremotherium, displayed at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. It's assembled to stand up and is lit in shades of purple, pink, brown, and terracotta. Massive Scale: Known as "Slothzilla," Eremotherium was among the largest mammals to ever walk the earth, comparable in size to an elephant. This Ice Age behemoth was massive, standing 15 to 20 feet tall when rearing up on its hind legs and weighing over 3 to 4 tons Unique Features: These prehistoric creatures featured immense bodies and long, curved claws used for stripping trees. Extinction: They existed for nearly 5 million years but went extinct approximately 11,000 years ago, with evidence suggesting humans coexisted with and hunted them. As ancient humans migrated throughout the Americas, giant sloths made highly appealing, slow-moving targets that could feed large groups. Archaeological research has identified "kill sites" with ancient human weapons and butchered sloth bones.
May 29, 2026 at 6:10 AM
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Your comment was the perfect parallel to:
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One for the air, one for the sea.

Now you have to come up with something for the 20 ft Slothzilla or for Stan the magnificent TRex, both on land. A bigger bazooka, maybe? ;)
kafkaesque2024.bsky.social Kafka @kafkaesque2024.bsky.social · May 20
"We're going to need a bigger boat." 🦈

A lot bigger... 😳🤯 This mighty Megalodon's jaw & mouth is believed to be the largest ever assembled! It's 10-11 ft wide, 9 ft tall, & has 182 fossil teeth, some over 7" long! #Megalodon #Dinosaurs #ECK #Photography #SensoryArt #Fear #BlueTue #HMNS #Sharks
Information on the megalodon and on this specific shark jaw in this photo: From YouTube: "This is a reconstructed Megalodon (Otodus megalodon) jaw, believed to be the largest ever assembled. The jaw structure is approximately 10 to 11 feet wide and nearly 9 feet tall. It is assembled using 182 fossil teeth, some of which measure over seven inches long. This specific display is located in the Morian Hall of Paleontology at the Houston Museum of Natural Science" From Wikipedia: "Prehistoric Predator: The Megalodon (Otodus megalodon) was a massive, extinct species of shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago. Immense Size: Scientists estimate that Megalodons could grow up to 60 feet in length, making them significantly larger than modern great white sharks. Fossil Records: Because sharks have cartilaginous skeletons that rarely fossilize, the Megalodon is primarily known from its massive teeth, which have been found worldwide."
May 29, 2026 at 6:05 AM
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Haha, but then the carnivorous Big Bird would fly to your tree house, and you'd still end up being eaten alive. 🤭😂😘

Your best bet, honestly, would be Slothzilla. Humans ate HER often!
May 20, 2026 at 10:43 PM