[HTML][HTML] Isotope data from amino acids indicate Darwin's ground sloth was not an herbivore
Fossil sloths are regarded as obligate herbivores for reasons including peculiarities of their
craniodental morphology and that all living sloths feed exclusively on plants. We challenge …
craniodental morphology and that all living sloths feed exclusively on plants. We challenge …
Grazing in a new late Oligocene mylodontid sloth and a mylodontid radiation as a component of the Eocene-Oligocene faunal turnover and the early spread of …
BJ Shockey, F Anaya - Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 2011 - Springer
We describe a new taxon of mylodontid sloth from the late Oligocene (Deseadan South
American Land Mammal “age”), Salla Beds of Bolivia. This taxon, Paroctodontotherium …
American Land Mammal “age”), Salla Beds of Bolivia. This taxon, Paroctodontotherium …
Dietary plasticity of North American herbivores: a synthesis of stable isotope data over the past 7 million years
MI Pardi, LRG DeSantis - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Palaeoecological interpretations are based on our understanding of dietary and habitat
preferences of fossil taxa. While morphology provides approximations of diets, stable …
preferences of fossil taxa. While morphology provides approximations of diets, stable …
Palaeoproteomics resolves sloth relationships
The living tree sloths Choloepus and Bradypus are the only remaining members of Folivora,
a major xenarthran radiation that occupied a wide range of habitats in many parts of the …
a major xenarthran radiation that occupied a wide range of habitats in many parts of the …
[HTML][HTML] Solving the woolly mammoth conundrum: amino acid 15N-enrichment suggests a distinct forage or habitat
Understanding woolly mammoth ecology is key to understanding Pleistocene community
dynamics and evaluating the roles of human hunting and climate change in late Quaternary …
dynamics and evaluating the roles of human hunting and climate change in late Quaternary …
[HTML][HTML] Ancient mitogenomes reveal the evolutionary history and biogeography of sloths
Living sloths represent two distinct lineages of small-sized mammals that independently
evolved arboreality from terrestrial ancestors. The six extant species are the survivors of an …
evolved arboreality from terrestrial ancestors. The six extant species are the survivors of an …
Paleoecological inferences about the Late Quaternary giant sloths
MAT Dantas, SC Campbell, HG McDonald - Journal of Mammalian …, 2023 - Springer
The sloths that dispersed into Central and North America were most likely derived from
tropical taxa, as indicated by their high occlusal surface area (OSA) in comparison with body …
tropical taxa, as indicated by their high occlusal surface area (OSA) in comparison with body …
Proboscideans and paleoenvironments of the Pleistocene Great Lakes: landscape, vegetation, and stable isotopes
In this study, we review the history of proboscideans in the Great Lakes region (Ontario and
western New York) in the context of local glacial and vegetational histories. Further, we …
western New York) in the context of local glacial and vegetational histories. Further, we …
Carbon and nitrogen isotopic analysis of Pleistocene mammals from the Saltville Quarry (Virginia, USA): Implications for trophic relationships
CAM France, PM Zelanko, AJ Kaufman… - Palaeogeography …, 2007 - Elsevier
The late Rancholabrean (> 10,000 years ago) Saltville Quarry in Virginia, USA preserves a
community of basal herbivores, including several families of giant mammals, representing a …
community of basal herbivores, including several families of giant mammals, representing a …
Understanding specifics in generalist diets of carnivorans by analyzing stable carbon isotope values in Pleistocene mammals of Florida
RS Feranec, LRG DeSantis - Paleobiology, 2014 - cambridge.org
Within ancient ecosystems, it is generally difficult to determine the specific diets of species
from higher trophic levels, which in turn hinders our understanding of trophic relationships …
from higher trophic levels, which in turn hinders our understanding of trophic relationships …