Asynchronous Extinction of Late Quaternary Sloths on Continents and Islands
Asynchronous Extinction of Late Quaternary Sloths on Continents and Islands
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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English
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Whatever the cause, it is extraordinary that dozens of genera of large mammals became extinct during the late Quaternary throughout the Western Hemisphere, including 90% of the genera of the xenarthran suborder Phyllophaga (sloths). Radiocarbon dates directly on dung, bones, or other tissue of extinct sloths place their "last appearance" datum at ≈...
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Asynchronous Extinction of Late Quaternary Sloths on Continents and Islands
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1187974
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1187974
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.0502777102
