Aquatic sloths (Thalassocnus) from the Miocene of Chile and the evolution of marine mammal herbivory in the Pacific Ocean

The evolution of marine mammals in South America includes unique and extinct lineages found nowhere else in the world, such as the walrus-convergent whale Odobenocetops and multiple aquatic sloth species belonging to the genus Thalassocnus. Aquatic sloths have been collected from Mio-Pliocene marine...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Ana M. Valenzuela-Toro, Nicholas D. Pyenson, Jorge Velez-Juarbe, Mario E. Suárez
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2025-10-01
Subjects:	Marine mammals Miocene Fossil record South America Marine mammal herbivores Evolution
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/19897.pdf