Archeology
Discovered the first evidence of ancient giant sloths are not vegetarian animals
Scientists determined that these fearsome monsters were omnivores and likely scoured South America in search of meat.
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Archeology
Discovered 22 giant sloths preserved in their own feces
Giant generations of sloths died of apparent hypoxia, after gathering at a swamp at a time in the late Ice Age.
Archeology
Fossil discovery of a giant sloth in Mexico
The new species was named Xibalbaonyx oviceps, based on the Mayan Xibalba referring to the afterlife.