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    LARGE AND FINE GIANT SLOTH CLAW. ...

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    LARGE AND FINE GIANT SLOTH CLAW
    Glosstherium harlani
    Pleistocene
    Hauthorn Formation, Ashepoo River, Colleton Co., South Carolina, USA
    Along with the Mammoth and Mastodon, Armadillos the size of a Volkswagen Bug, and Bison with an eight-foot horn-spread, the Giant Ground Sloth was one of the Pleistocene megafauna that flourished in North America and across the globe during the last glacial age, vanishing from the planet during the Quaternary extinction event as the Pleistocene gave way to the Holocene period, approximately 12,000 years ago. The Glossotherium - literally "tongue beast" - was one of the largest of these beasts, as is immediately evoked by this massive claw. It is a superb example, with a fantastically characterful texture and wonderful bi-colored patination, warm black dramatically highlighted by a rusty tan. The massive, flanged claw measures 8¼ inches around the curve and is accompanied by the two associated finger bones, raised on an ebonized metal stand, 9⅜ inches high overall.

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    Auction Dates
    May, 2012
    20th Sunday
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