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This document analyzes hypsodonty, or tooth crown height, in eleven species of Pleistocene ground sloths. It finds that differences in hypsodonty may be explained by dietary preferences, habitat, and habits. Among digging sloths, ingestion of abrasive soil particles likely contributed to their high-crowned teeth. Increased hypsodonty over time in one species was due to a shift to more open environments. Habitat differences also likely explain variations in hypsodonty between two genera of giant sloths. Diet

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Arturo Palma Ramírez

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