Mylodon Cave Natural Monument

Chile / Magellanes / Punta Arenas /

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remnants of skin of this extinct Pleistocene animal were found in 1895. A giant form of ground sloth it lived here along with dwarf ancestors of the horse and Smilodon, the saber-toothed cat. Remains were dated at recent at 5,000 B.C.E. or a thousand years AFTER humans were known to be here.

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Coordinates: 51°34'9"S 72°36'11"W

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