Emily Lindsey Research Featured in Ancient Origens: Giant Sloth Death Pit Reveals Death By Feces Ingestion
The fossilized remains of 22 Ice Age, elephant-sized sloths have been found preserved in 20,000-year-old asphalt in Ecuador. The discovery of this giant sloth death pit is revealing a virtual bible of new evolutionary facts. The new study was led by University of California Los Angeles paleontologist Emily Lindsey, who is also an assistant curator and excavation site director at the famous La Brea Tar Pits