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Protemnodon Homotherium latidens Phorusrhacidae Oncorhynchus rastrosus Ontocetus posti Dicynodonts Moa Arthropleura Saber-toothed Tiger Sloths Heracles inexpectatus Megalodon Gigantopithecus Gigantopithecus' Diet Gigantopithecus' Relatives Giant Kangaroos Snake Fossils Giant Sloths Rhinos Megafauna Australian Megafauna Notiomastodon platensis Eoanseranas handae Scopelortyx klinghardtensis Asiavis phosphatica Longipteryx chaoyangensis Parviraptoridae Megafauna Birds Chenoanas Genyornis newtoni Gracilisuchid Benggwigwishingasuchus eremicarminis

Landmark Study Chronicles 35-Million-Year Evolution and Extinction of Sloths

New research links climate shifts, habitat changes, and human activity to sloth size evolution and extinction patterns.