Study suggests giant sloth did not make it to Holocene

Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 08:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A team of researchers from the National University of Central Buenos Aires, Olavarría, Stafford Research and La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, has found evidence that suggests the giant sloth went extinct before the onset of the Holocene. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the team describes their study of giant sloth remains found in Argentina and what they found.

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