SAO PAULO (AP) — Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons — and when startled, they brandished immense claws.

Molecular dating has shown that several extinct creatures, such as giant sloths and mammoths, survived in South America much later than previously thought, raising questions about the root causes ...

Some of the most tantalizing clues come from an archaeological site in central Brazil, called Santa Elina, where bones of giant ground sloths show signs of being manipulated by humans. Sloths like ...

When the skeletal remains of a giant ground sloth were first unearthed in 1796 ... an avid fossil collector who was known to keep bones at the White House, was among the earliest papers in ...

Hagerman Valley Historical Society clarifies origins of its prehistoric horse skeleton replica, announces museum expansion to ...

Amazon Rainforest Inhabitants Lived Alongside Ice Age Creatures, Researchers Find Rock Paintings of Now-Extinct Animals In ...

He and other researchers suspect that the scars were carved by giant ground sloths that roamed the region until they went extinct more than 10,000 years ago. “This is an archaeological and ...

A massive mammoth skull dating back 40,000 years has been unearthed in Central Texas. The Texas Through Time Fossil Museum in ...

CELINA - Though dinosaurs are the most notable of the prehistoric animals, smaller mammals and fish walked and swam in Ohio, ...

Her plan was to showcase them in her yard throughout the year just to keep the mood light. Ahead of Election Day in November, she had the skeletons hold political signs and hung large campaign flags ...