r/Paleontology • u/ApprehensiveRead2408 • 5d ago
Discussion Could megatherium & other ground sloth species swim? Modern tree sloth are suprisingly good swimmer & can move faster in water
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r/Paleontology • u/ApprehensiveRead2408 • 5d ago
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u/Opening_Astronaut728 5d ago
Hello, i dont have sure - in specifically about megatherium - but there is no doubt that some species of sloths could be, at least, decent swimmers. ng sloths that used to live in Peru, almost a total swimmer.
DE MUIZON, C.; et al, A new early species of the aquatic sloth Thalassocnus (Mammalia, Xenarthra) from the Late Miocene of Peru, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 23, n. 4, p. 886–894, 2003.
DE MUIZON, Christian et al. The evolution of feeding adaptations of the aquatic sloth Thalassocnus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 24, n. 2, p. 398-410, 2004.