Posted on 11/21/2013 4:11:30 AM PST by Renfield
Giant sloths were eaten by a population living in Uruguay 30,000 years ago, suggesting humans arrived in the Americas far earlier than previously thought, according to a new study.
The discovery, along with other recent findings, strengthens the theory that people arrived in South America via ocean crossings long before humans might have walked into North America from northeastern Asia, during the end of the last glacial period around 16,000 years ago. The study was published in the latest Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
These brave individuals apparently did not shy away from big game either, with giant sloth being at the top of the menu....
(Excerpt) Read more at news.discovery.com ...
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