tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209921721314660731.post3004962589673545092..comments2024-03-10T19:39:07.469+00:00Comments on Synapsida: Miocene (Pt 32): Time of the Sea-SlothsJK Revellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00358838350092883422noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209921721314660731.post-57209306293923174192022-04-20T09:18:49.462+01:002022-04-20T09:18:49.462+01:00ThanksThanksAndreas Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802392912541974977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209921721314660731.post-88165376815455424812022-04-19T21:48:47.547+01:002022-04-19T21:48:47.547+01:00We do know that humans did hunt ground sloths, fro...We do know that humans did hunt ground sloths, from bones with signs of butchering, what appear to be trackways of sloths trying to flee humans, and so on. To what extent we caused their extinction is harder to say - they probably weren't a major food source for us - but it's likely that we played some sort of role.JK Revellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358838350092883422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209921721314660731.post-853768917838824112022-04-18T14:40:51.020+01:002022-04-18T14:40:51.020+01:0080kg sounds more like a female gorilla (or a human...80kg sounds more like a female gorilla (or a human) than a chimp.<br /><br />Speaking of humans, are we likely to be the proximate cause of ground sloths going extinct species? They do seem like tough prey, but presumably not as bad as mammoths. Andreas Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802392912541974977noreply@blogger.com