Scelidotherium prehistoric mammal fossils. 19th-century illustration of fossils of the skull of the prehistoric ground sloth Scelidotherium leptocephalum, found in South America by British naturalist Charles Darwin. It lived from around 800, 000 to 12, 000 years ago. At top is the inside of the cranium. At lower left is a lower jaw joint surface. At centre right is a sectioned upper jaw and molar teeth, with the lower jaw at lower right. This illustration is Plate 23 from the 1840 volume on fossil mammals ('Fossil Mammalia'), part of the multi-volume work 'The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle', describing Darwin's work during this survey voyage from 1832 to 1836. This expedition established Darwin's reputation as a naturalist. Edited by Darwin, this work was published between 1838 and 1843. The volume on fossil mammals was written by British naturalist and palaeontologist Richard Owen. | |
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