Extinction
In the south, the giant ground sloth flourished until about 10,500 radiocarbon years BP. Most cite the appearance of an expanding population of human hunters as the cause of its extinction. There are a few late dates of around 8000 BP for Megatherium remains, but these are currently not universally viewed as credible.
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