Ancient Sloths: 5-Ton Creatures Grew Monstrously Fast

Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 06:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Some sloth lineages grew more than 220 pounds (100 kilograms) every million years — one of the fastest body growth rates known in the evolution of mammals, a new study finds.

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