Scientists report evidence for a new -- but now extinct -- species of ancient ground-dwelling sloth

Scientists report new evidence that some 5,000 years ago, a sloth smaller than a black bear roamed the forest floor of what is now the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Sea, living a lowland life different from its cousins on the other side of the island.

source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211012154739.htm