Fossil collectors have discovered a prehistoric ... sloths and possibly a new species of tapir. Around 500,000 years ago, before the river flowed over the site, a sinkhole opened up in Florida ...

"They got bigger before the shape of their bones changed." Fossils from sloths and tapirs were also found at the Steinhatchee site, with a skull showing a strange mixture of tapir traits.

bahiense, meanwhile, had the body of a llama and the nose of a tapir. The new finding suggests ... Previous research has noted other megafauna fossils around 6,000 and 5,000 years old in the ...

alligators coexisting with tapirs, turtles and carnivores that resemble modern-day red pandas. Now, they are adding giant flying squirrels to the picture. Researchers discovered a partial fossil ...

With their drooping noses, rotund bodies and vegetarian diets, tapirs are quite a sight. These elusive hoofed mammals are widely considered to be calm and gentle, naturally inclined to run and ...