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ArticleJournal of mammalian evolution2025

Metabolic skinflint or spendthrift? Insights into ground sloth integument and thermophysiology revealed by biophysical modeling and clumped isotope paleothermometry.

Michael D Deak, Warren P Porter, Paul D Mathewson, David M Lovelace, Randon J Flores, Aradhna K Tripati, Robert A Eagle, Darin M Schwartz, Michael T Butcher

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Article in Journal of mammalian evolution, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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9 authors.

Michael D DeakDepartment of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH USA.
Warren P PorterDepartment of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI USA.
Paul D MathewsonDepartment of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI USA.
David M LovelaceDepartment of Geosciences, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI USA.
Randon J FloresDepartment of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA USA.
Aradhna K TripatiDepartment of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA USA.
Robert A EagleDepartment of Earth and Space Sciences, University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA USA.
Darin M SchwartzDepartment of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boisie, ID USA.
Michael T ButcherDepartment of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Remains of megatheres have been known since the 18th -century and were among the first megafaunal vertebrates to be studied. While several examples of preserved integument show a thick coverage of fur for smaller ground sloths living in cold climates such as Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10914-024-09743-2.

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Body temperatureFurGeochemistryMetabolismPaleoclimatePaleontologySkinXenarthra

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PMID39822851
PMCPMC11732909

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