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Some Ancient Sloths Ventured Into the Ocean,

Study Says, National Geographic, March 11, 2014‎

http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2014/03/11/aquatic-sloths-closely-tied-ocean-animal-fossil-science/

Prehistoric Sea Sloths Ventured From Land Into

Ocean, Fossils Suggest, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/12/sea-sloth-land-ocean-fossils_n_4947982.html

Paleontologists say ancient sloths transitioned

from land to sea in search of food, UPI.com

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2014/03/12/Paleontologists-say-ancient-sloths-transitioned-from-land-to-sea-in-search-of-food/6811394637138/

The paper is:

Amson, E., C. de Muizon, M. Laurin, C. Argot and

V. de Buffrénil, 2014, Gradual adaptation of bone

structure to aquatic lifestyle in extinct sloths from

Peru. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. vol. 281

no. 1782, article 20140192

http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/281/1782/20140192.abstract

Yours,

Paul H.

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Imagine how amazing the life on Earth would be if all of the major extinctions did not happen. B)

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Imagine how amazing the life on Earth would be if all of the major extinctions did not happen. B)

Without all of the extinctions, life's diversity would be very boring.

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