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Post by another specialist on Jun 21, 2008 21:07:36 GMT
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Post by another specialist on Jun 21, 2008 21:08:33 GMT
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Post by another specialist on Jun 21, 2008 21:11:06 GMT
Classification The Puerto Rican ground sloth, Acratocnus odontrigonus, and Anthony's ground sloth, A. major, are known from several poorly documented cave excavations in Northwestern Puerto Rico. As with all sloth fossils, these species of sloth have not been radiometrically dated.[1] It is suggested that Acratocnus survived into the late Pleistocene but disappeared from Northwestern Puerto Rico before the mid-Holocene, without trace of anthropogenic contact, though there lamentably is insufficient evidence to support this claim. The related Cuban ground sloth, Megalocnus rodens, is believed to have survived in the montane forests of Cuba, until the 16th century, when Europeans introduced rats and pigs onto the island. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acratocnus |
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Post by Sebbe on Oct 24, 2015 9:43:59 GMT
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