Sloth Evolution Sloth Evolutionary Timeline. This makes sloths some of the fastest evolving mammals known. The hole digging sloth mylodontidae.
The arrival of humans in the americas around this time is often believed to be the cause of these mass extinctions although it is possible that the ice age around this period contributed as well. Known for their. And some of those subgroups evolved very rapidly.
Despite their similar appearances the rise of modern sloths is an interesting story of convergent evolution.
The hole digging sloth mylodontidae. Using a data set of all 57 species of known living and fossil sloths a trio of researchers led by john finarelli of university college dublin examined changes in body mass through sloth evolution. The sloth that lived in the water as well as on land thalassocnus. The arrival of humans in the americas around this time is often believed to be the cause of these mass extinctions although it is possible that the ice age around this period contributed as well.
