FREQUENCY: Uncommon
NO. APPEARING: 1-3
ARMOR CLASS: 6
MOVE: 9"
HIT DICE: 10 (8)
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 claws
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-12/2-12 (2-8/2-8)
% IN LAIR: Nil (free roaming)
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Animal
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: L
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
SOURCE: "Into The Age Of Mammals", Dragon 137.

These massive creatures lived in the
Pleistocene and even survived into Recent
times. Although herbivorous, ground
sloths were armed with huge claws.
Megatherium was the largest such creature
(its statistics are given above), but the
red-haired Mylodon was the longest surviving
one, being hunted by tribesmen in

South America (its statistics are in parentheses
above). Ground sloths feed heavily
on trees and shrubs, moving constantly (if
slowly) in search of food. Undoubtedly,
cave men found them to be easy prey.
Megatherium was almost 20' long and
weighed three tons.