Much more to come in the future: Limb long bone ontogenetic scaling, sexual size dimorphism, etc...

Ongoing collaboration with @vertevo.bsky.social

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Our in-depth review article on the functional #morphology and mechanics of #sloth suspensory locomotion out as a preprint. The manuscript will appear as a book chapter in forthcoming book on #arboreal #locomotion.
BIG thanks to all the contributors to this piece.

dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG....

These differences again underscore the convergent #evolution of suspensory #locomotion in sloths. After all, the two lineages leading to the two modern genera already split some 30 million years ago.

This paper compares limb kinematics between three-toed sloths #Bradypus and two-toed sloths #Choloepus.
Now we know: Not all sloths move alike! Despite similarities, there are also some differing kinematic strategies.