Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument

The largest cave in the monument is the long Milodón Cave. It was discovered in 1895 by Hermann Eberhard, German explorer of Patagonia. He found a large, seemingly fresh piece of skin of an unidentified animal. In 1896 the cave was explored by Otto Nordenskjöld and later it was recognized that the skin belonged to Mylodon – an extinct animal which died 10,200–13,560 years ago. In the cave and other caves of the monument have been found remnants of other extinct animals and human remnants. At the entrance of the monument is a life size replica of the prehistoric Mylodon, which was a very large herbivore, somewhat resembling a large bear. It became extinct at the end of the Pleistocene Epoch. == Animal remains ==

The cave is named after the large ground sloth Mylodon which has been found at the site. Other animals found at the site include the equine Hippidion, the saber-toothed cat Smilodon and the large camel-like ungulate Macrauchenia. == Human remains ==

Diverse elements of human habitation are found at Cueva del Milodón including fire-fractured rock, lithic tools and human remains. Human habitation at Cueva del Milodón is dated as early as 6000 BC. File:Cueva del Milodon-CTJ-IMG 6807.jpg File:Cueva del Milodon-CTJ-IMG 6811.jpg File:Cueva del Milodon-CTJ-IMG 6809.jpg == Panorama ==