Integrating paleopathology and paleoecology to unravel the lifestyle of the Pleistocene sloth Nothrotherium maquinense

• Published in: Journal of mammalian evolution Vol. 31; no. 3; p. 30
• Main Authors: de S. Barbosa, Fernando H., da Silva, Rafael Costa, Alves-Silva, Laís, Liparini, Alexandre, de Araújo-Júnior, Hermínio I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.09.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal Genetics and Genomics; Anthropology; Arthritis; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Chondrocalcinosis; Endangered & extinct species; Evolution; Evolutionary Biology; Extinction; Fractures; Human Genetics; Life Sciences; Lifestyles; Locomotion; Megafauna; Nothrotherium maquinense; Paleoecology; Paleontology; Pleistocene; Preferences; Substrate preferences; Trauma; Bone trauma; Xenarthra; Arthritis; Megafauna; Functional indices

Nothrotherium maquinense , an extinct sloth species that existed alongside other megafauna during the Pleistocene, has been a subject of intense debate regarding various aspects of its life. This study integrates an examination of specific forearm bone fracture (paleopathology) with forelimb functio...