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was small, with a longe tail and a broad trunk, as well as lissome limbs and long claws. This sloth was known for having caudal vertebrae that were broad, a trait shared with other sloths, indicating that this animal, like the
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were large and triangular, and its skull was deep and had a large, sagittal crest which, when used with the deep mandible likely allowed strong exertion by the masticatory muscles.
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White, J. (1993). "Indicators of locomotor habits in
Xenarthrans: Evidence for locomotor heterogeneity among fossil sloths".
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The fossils of this sloth were found in
Haitian cave deposits. They have been dated to as recently as 4391
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of today, likely used its tail to stand upright. The caniniform teeth of the
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to c. 5000 BP. It is theorized that this sloth, in common with other
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31:latest accepted revision
2158:Pleistocene xenarthrans
382:10.1073/pnas.0502777102
294:for its pelt and meat.
2178:Mammals of Hispaniola
2125:Paleobiology Database
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958:Paroctodontotherium
428:1993JVPal..13..230W
373:2005PNAS..10211763S
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