New research says people arrived in Americas much earlier and co-existed with giant sloths and mastodons

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New Research Says People Arrived In Americas Much Earlier And Co-Existed With Giant Sloths And Mastodons

By PBS NewsHour

SAO PAULO (AP) — Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) — and when startled, they brandished immense claws. For a long time, scientists believed the first humans ...Read more