THE MYLODON 



The Mylodon had, we know, a number of 

 Uttle bony pieces scattered in its skin in the 



Fig. 122. — The skeleton of Mylodon robustus, one of the giant 

 Ground Sloths of the Argentine, about as big as a large 

 bull. Above it is placed the skeleton of a recent Tree- 

 Sloth for comparison. Both skeletons are reduced to 

 the same scale. 



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