megalonix

Updated: May 19, 2025

When these revolutions became less frequent, and the globe became still more cooled, and the inequalities of its temperature preserved by the mountain chains, more perfect animals became its inhabitants, many of which, such as the mammoth, megalonix, megatherium, and gigantic hyena, are now extinct.

Sir Humphry Davy - Consolations in Travel: or, the Last Days of a Philosopher