A giant sloth, was the image which came to Kirk's mind.
Notable among these are the giant sloth and the horse.
This was the first reported find of a giant ground sloth in the United States.
There was the giant ground sloth, which sometimes lumbered around on two legs.
Later the bones were positively identified as that of a giant ground sloth.
These were home to creatures like mammoths and giant ground sloths.
There is nothing alive today that is anything like a giant ground sloth.
There were fossils of such giant sloths on Earth.
One group was the giant ground sloths, such as the megalonychid Megalonyx.
The specific name indicates a resemblance to Megatherium, the giant ground sloth.