Mummified Poop Reveals Ancient Sloth Ate Mormon Tea and Saltbush
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 - 07:01
in Paleontology & Archaeology
An extinct giant sloth once used a spacious cave not just as a shelter but also as a massive toilet, leaving droppings on the cave floor whenever nature called. Now, scientists have analyzed the sloth's mummified dung and determined what plants it ate.