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Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research // Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung Senckenberganlage 25 60325 Frankfurt, Germany http://www.senckenberg.de
Contact Mr Prof. Dr. Hervé Bocherens +49 7071 2976988

Riesenfaultier war Vegetarier

Ernährung des fossilen Megatheriums entschlüsselt

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Senckenberg-Wissenschaftler haben gemeinsam mit einem internationalen Team die Ernährung des ausgestorbenen Riesenfaultiers Megatherium untersucht. Anhand von Untersuchungen des fossilen Knochenkollagens kommen die Forscher in ihrer kürzlich im Fachjournal „ScienceDirect“ veröffentlichten Studie zu dem Schluss, dass sich Megatherium ausschließlich vegetarisch ernährte. Über die Ernährungsgewohnheiten der bis zu elefantengroßen, bodenlebenden Tiere wurde bisher viel spekuliert.

Faultiere gehören wohl zu den seltsamsten Lebewesen dieser Erde: mit dem Rücken zum Boden hängend bewegen sie sich im Zeitlupentempo mit ihren sichelförmigen Klauen von Ast zu Ast. „Auch vor 10.000 Jahren gab es schon Faultiere, wie beispielsweise die Art Megatherium“, erklärt Prof. Dr. Hervé Bocherens vom
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