Eremotherium laurillardi Disarticulated Skeleton Replica
$38,500.00
The vertebrae were massively shaped, both at the vertebral bodies and at the lateral transverse processes. However, the vertebral bodies were compressed in length, so that the tail appeared rather short overall and generally did not exceed the length of the lower limb sections. It had 7 neck vertebrae.
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Description
Eremotherium laurillardi disarticulated skeleton replica is 13.0 feet tall. The Eremotherium laurillardi skeleton replica is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of original specimen. 1:1 scale. Made In USA.
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Eremotherium laurillardi was a massive Pleistocene ground sloth (approx. 10–13 ft tall, 3+ tons) characterized by a robust skeleton with long, powerful limbs, large claws for foraging, and specialized, high-crowned teeth.
Skeletal Features and Information
- Size: Generally measured around 10–13 feet (3–4 meters) in height, with a robust, heavy-set frame.
- Limbs: Possessed long, thick, and powerful limbs, with a structure indicating they walked on all fours, yet could rear up.
- Claws: Featured large, robust claws, likely used to strip bark, dig for roots, and feed on high branches.
- Skull and Teeth: The skull is relatively small and gracile compared to the body, while the teeth are high-crowned and continuous-growing (hypselodont), designed for chewing tough vegetation.
- Structure: Belonged to the Megatheriidae family, with a, robust, dense bone structure.
- Pathologies: Some specimens, such as one from Brazil, show evidence of spinal injuries, including a thoracic vertebra with a healed, deep fracture.
Museum Locations and Exhibits
- Florida Museum of Natural History: Houses a significant mounted skeleton
- Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach: Features a 13-foot skeleton excavated from the Daytona Bone Bed
- Charleston Museum: Holds a partial skeleton including skull and teeth
- Tellus Museum: Displays a cast of this species
Eremotherium laurillardi lived throughout the Pleistocene (roughly 780,000 to 11,000 years ago) across North and South America, with many specimens found in Brazil and the Southeastern US.
Scientific classification:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Pilosa
- Clade: †Megatheria
- Family: †Megatheriidae
- Subfamily: †Megatheriinae
- Genus: †Eremotherium Spillmann, 1948
- Type species: †Eremotherium laurillardi Lund, 1842
- Temporal range: Early Pliocene-Middle Holocene (Zanclean to Northgrippian)
- Conservation status: Extinct
Examine the graviportal limb structure and specialized pelvic girdle of the eremotherium laurillardi giant ground sloth skeleton alongside the unique, six-ossicone skull architecture of the uintatherium disarticulated skeleton replica for a comparative study of Cenozoic mammalian gigantism.
Additional information
| Weight | 400 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 156 in |
