EXTINCT ANIMALS 



in place, dried and cracked in the drying. Not 

 only that, but great balls of dung were found 

 made up of the remains of masticated grass, 



Fig. 127. — Photograph of remains of Mylodon from the cave 

 of the Ultima Speranza. 1. Shaft of tibia. 2. Bone of a 

 claw. 3, 4, 5, 6. Claws (horny). 7, 8. Rudimentary 

 toe bones. 9, 10. Cervical vertebrae. 11. Lower end 

 of scapula. 12, 13. Broken bones. 



indicating that the Mylodons lived in the cave. 

 Moreover, a very large quantity of cut grass 

 was found in the cave, and it has been surmised 



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