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		<title>By: Robert K. McAfee</title>
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		<dc:creator>Robert K. McAfee</dc:creator>
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		<description>On a research trip to London a few years ago I had the opportunity to work with those bones of &lt;i&gt;Mylodon&lt;/i&gt; and they still look remarkably fresh, even a hundred some years after their discovery. 
 
Although it may not be possible to relate those sloths in a familial context, that there is a range of specimen ages does provide new insights in to patterns of growth and development with this species.  These specimens helped solidify a pattern of loss in the upper caniniform that was marginally evident in the adults, via vague outlines of avleolar closing.  
This same potential for age-related studies exists with the Tarkio sloths as well.

Further sloth history: At the time of Nordenskiold&#039;s discovery, the genus of &lt;i&gt;Mylodon&lt;/i&gt; was in the midst of its hefty taxonomic confusion and was currently called &lt;i&gt;Grypotherium&lt;/i&gt;. Due to the perceived idea that these sloths were being kept in a coral by humans, the species became known as &lt;i&gt;Grypotherium domesticum&lt;/i&gt;.  This name has since been synonymized with &lt;i&gt;M. darwini&lt;/i&gt; when the last of the taxonomic issues were sorted out between that genus and &lt;i&gt;Glossotherium&lt;/i&gt;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On a research trip to London a few years ago I had the opportunity to work with those bones of <i>Mylodon</i> and they still look remarkably fresh, even a hundred some years after their discovery. </p>
<p>Although it may not be possible to relate those sloths in a familial context, that there is a range of specimen ages does provide new insights in to patterns of growth and development with this species.  These specimens helped solidify a pattern of loss in the upper caniniform that was marginally evident in the adults, via vague outlines of avleolar closing.<br />
This same potential for age-related studies exists with the Tarkio sloths as well.</p>
<p>Further sloth history: At the time of Nordenskiold&#8217;s discovery, the genus of <i>Mylodon</i> was in the midst of its hefty taxonomic confusion and was currently called <i>Grypotherium</i>. Due to the perceived idea that these sloths were being kept in a coral by humans, the species became known as <i>Grypotherium domesticum</i>.  This name has since been synonymized with <i>M. darwini</i> when the last of the taxonomic issues were sorted out between that genus and <i>Glossotherium</i>.</p>
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