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单词 Megatherium
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He had already given out his rare Megatherium bones and his finches and mockingbirds from the Galapagos Islands. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
A group of naturalists who formed the Megatherium Club competed in sack races in the Castle’s hallways. The Smithsonian got its start thanks to a mysterious gift 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z
The other was a Megatherium fossil discovered in 1788 that, rendered in an engraving, allowed comparative anatomist Georges Cuvier to identify it as a giant sloth. Books in brief : Nature : Nature Research 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z
They called themselves the "Megatherium Club" after a genus of extinct ground sloths — a jab at neighbors who complained that their late night high jinks made them sound like "wild beasts." This Smithsonian scientist’s death was a mystery; 150 years later, his skeleton helped solve it 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z
Although the sample was labeled as “Megatherium”, or giant sloth, the myth about the wooly mammoth persisted over the decades. Mammoth meat was never served at 1950s New York dinner, says researcher 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z
Although the sample was labeled as “Megatherium,” or giant sloth, the myth about the wooly mammoth persisted over the decades. Mystery meat: Was it really woolly mammoth on the menu? 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z
"By the bones of a Megatherium!" cried the Parson, "The very thing I was looking for myself and couldn't find." A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism 2011-05-15T02:00:10.653Z
Thrice bigger than a bull--at least Thrice heavier, and dumb-- A climbing and a clawing beast, The Megatherium! Gaudeamus! Humorous Poems 2011-04-14T02:01:01.217Z
The so-called ground sloths were of large size, Megatherium being nearly as large as an elephant, and Mylodon not much smaller. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z
When they reached South America there were still living the Glyptodon, a gigantic armadillo, and the Megatherium, a monstrous clumsy sloth as high as an elephant. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z
Dr. Holmes, of Charleston, S. C., found pottery at the base of a peat bog, on the banks of the Ashley River, in close connection with the remains of the Mastodon and Megatherium. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z
In a portion of this latter period the "Pampean mud" was formed, in which the Megatherium mylodon and other extinct quadrupeds are buried. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology
Thou art no Megatherium, Thy soul has aims divine, Then mind your studies, all and some, And eat not like a swine. Gaudeamus! Humorous Poems 2011-04-14T02:01:01.217Z
Nearly allied to the sloths were certain huge beasts, now extinct, which formerly inhabited the same Continent—such as the Megatherium and Mylodon, which rivalled or exceeded our largest rhinoceroses in bulk. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879
And you will then conquer those ‘enormous mud Megatheriums’ of which Carlyle makes loud mention.” The Book of Khalid
In days of old, the foster-father was perhaps the monstrous Megatherium, a dung-factory of incomparable prodigality. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles
I had no idea, when I asked you down to the Natural History Society rooms to see the great Megatherium, that I was either to bury or resuscitate you in imagination. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866
These little nocturnal burrowing edentates are the puny representatives of the gigantic Glyptodon of Pleistocene times, and the sloths are the dwindling shadows of the lordly Megatherium. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America
His countenance presents the extraordinary appearance of an antediluvian man, a true contemporary of the Megatherium. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
What could have been the Megatherium and the Ichthyosaurus, and all the fire-spitting dragons of antiquity compared to the traction engines of the nineteenth century? Vera Nevill Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance
I have seen him at work at the "Megatherium Club," chatted with him at the "Universe," dined with him at George Eliot's, and even met him in the hunting-field. Studies in Early Victorian Literature
"I don't know," Cyril said sadly; "it mayn't be like that now—things have changed a good deal since Megatherium times." Five Children and It
The Zoölogical Museum at Cambridge is indebted to the generosity of Mr. Joshua Bates for a very fine set of casts taken from the Megatherium in the British Museum. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863
The first fact that strikes us in the face is the impending fate of the great Indian rhinoceros, an animal as wonderful as the Titanothere or the Megatherium. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation
Megatherium, an extinct genus of mammalia allied to the sloth, some 18 or 20 ft. in length and 8 ft. in height, with an elephantine skeleton. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge
Yet in the times of the Mastodon and Megatherium, at the dawn of the present period, wild horses and cattle—the former certainly very much like the existing horse—roamed over those plains in abundance. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860
"Oh," cried Anthea suddenly, "perhaps we shall turn into stone at sunset, like the Megatheriums did, so that there mayn't be any of us left over for the next day." Five Children and It
Did man, after his first inroad into South America, destroy, as has been suggested, the unwieldy Megatherium and the other Edentata? The Voyage of the Beagle
For a creature that had in its time associated with Megatheriums and Pterodactyls, its quickness was really wonderful. The Story of the Amulet
In the old days people almost always knew whether it was Megatherium or Ichthyosaurus they really wanted for dinner.' Five Children and It
I recognized by the oblique feet that it was some extinct creature after the fashion of the Megatherium. The Time Machine
Oh, don't go!" they all cried; "tell us more about when it was Megatheriums for breakfast! Five Children and It
Formerly, but within the period when most of the now existing shells were living, North America possessed, besides hollow-horned ruminants, the elephant, mastodon, horse, and three genera of Edentata, namely, the Megatherium, Megalonyx, and Mylodon. The Voyage of the Beagle
In Megatherium days properly brought-up children didn't talk to shabby strangers in parks. The Story of the Amulet
Where do you get your Megatheriums from now?' Five Children and It
These remains were found in a drift formation about three feet below the surface, and are similar to the remains of the Megatherium found in other parts of the State. Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures.
Of course not," it said; "we were always expected to give each other our wishes—not that we had any to speak of in the good old Megatherium days. Five Children and It
First, parts of three heads and other bones of the Megatherium, the huge dimensions of which are expressed by its name. The Voyage of the Beagle
Naturalists are positive it is not the Gyascutis, but admit that a Megatherium may have lately awakened from the magnetic sleep of ages, with the pangs of a mighty hunger tearing his wasted viscera. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 18, July 30, 1870
But when people had dinner-parties it was nearly always Megatheriums; and Ichthyosaurus, because his fins were a great delicacy and his tail made soup.' Five Children and It
A few steps more brought them under the feet of the, Megatherium. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1
I was glad to hear from Mr. Bates that the Megatherium had not gone to the bottom, but had been rescued, and that it was probably ere this in your Museum at Cambridge. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence
The largest of the edentates was the Megatherium, a. clumsy ground sloth bigger than a rhinoceros. The Elements of Geology
In one part, however, where this gravel and the red mud passed into each other, I found several bones and a tolerably perfect head of the Megatherium. Geological Observations on South America
You find the stone bones of the Megatherium and things all over the place even now, they tell me.' Five Children and It
This ended, I ran back to the feet of the Megatherium, and in a few minutes the royal party entered the mysterious gangway above described. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1
In my letter from the Falkland Islands I said I had fears about a box with a Megatherium. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1
I had formerly gathered from Lyell that the relative position of the Megatherium and Mylodon with respect to the Glacial deposits, had not been well made out; but perhaps it has been so recently. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1
The osseous plates mentioned below must have belonged to one of the Glyptodontidae, and not to Megatherium. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1
Ask for a good fat Megatherium and have done with it.' Five Children and It
If a box arrives from B. Ayres with a Megatherium head the other unnumbered specimens, be kind enough to tell me, as I have strong fears for its safety. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1
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