‘Extremely Rare’ Giant Ground Sloth Fossil dating Back 11,000 Years Unearthed by Manatee County Utilities Crew
Fox13 ^ | July 22, 2025 | Kimberly Kuizon
Posted on 07/22/2025 3:24:21 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Manatee County utility crews unearthed a piece of history, dating back thousands of years, while digging a trench for a waterline. They found a fossilized claw of a giant ground sloth that was covered in dirt and vines.
"They were digging away and found what they thought was an ordinary tool," said Charlie Hunsicker, the director of Manatee County’s Natural Resources Department.
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Dating back more than 11,000 years, the fossilized find was determined to be a claw from a Jefferson’s ground sloth, a slightly smaller version of the giants that first inhabited South America. "When South America and North America joined, those animals migrated up through Texas, Mexico and into the Southeast. All of this was really a tropical jungle and forest at the time," Hunsicker explained.
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TOPICS: History; Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: florida; giantsloth; godsgravesglyphs; groundsloth; manateecounty; megafauna; sloth
Remember, before you dig up a giant sloth, dial 811.
Sloths even take a long time to be discovered.
1 posted on 07/22/2025 3:24:21 PM PDT by nickcarraway
To: nickcarraway
Rumor has it that the sloyh’s lawyer is petitioning Judge Boasberg to obtain and maintain a Federal employment position. All the current Federal sloths are none to happy.
2 posted on 07/22/2025 3:27:18 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try - AND - Every Time You Fall Down, Get The Frak Up! )
To: nickcarraway
Dial 8, then wait 5 seconds, then the 1, wait 5 more, then the final 1
To: nickcarraway
4 posted on 07/22/2025 3:33:01 PM PDT by Track9 (Make haste slowly. )
To: nickcarraway
Current extant sloths always defecate in the same place. Why? Who knows. Maybe the Sink Hole knows.
5 posted on 07/22/2025 3:33:55 PM PDT by Fungi
To: nickcarraway
The University of Georgia had a Giant Ground Sloth skeleton on exhibit at the Science Library for several decades but removed it a few years ago. Jimmy Carter spoke at the dedication of the Sloth, as I recall (back before his failed presidency).
6 posted on 07/22/2025 3:41:34 PM PDT by PAR35
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7 posted on 07/22/2025 3:47:51 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find. )
To: Getready
Ooopss...Oh, the huge manatee....county...
8 posted on 07/22/2025 3:50:09 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find. )
To: nickcarraway
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To: PrayAndVoteConservesInLibsOut
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To: nickcarraway
They would have to be a ground sloth as I don’t think any trees in Florida are big enough to hold one off the ground.
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11 posted on 07/22/2025 4:44:12 PM PDT by whitney69
To: nickcarraway
Now if I only had an idea where Manatee County is.
12 posted on 07/22/2025 6:06:09 PM PDT by Revel
To: Revel
I’ve never been there, but it’s on the Gulf side of Florida. I think Florida is the only U.S. state that have manatees.
To: nickcarraway
14 posted on 07/22/2025 6:13:24 PM PDT by Revel
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15 posted on 07/22/2025 6:17:59 PM PDT by Trump_Triumphant (“They recognized Him in the breaking of the Bread”)
To: nickcarraway
They get manatees as far north as North Carolina .
16 posted on 07/22/2025 6:18:24 PM PDT by OldHarbor
To: nickcarraway
Ironically, a Giant Manatee was discovered in Ground Sloth County!
17 posted on 07/22/2025 6:41:39 PM PDT by alstewartfan (Old admirals who feel the wind Are never put to sea. Al Stewart)
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18 posted on 07/22/2025 9:58:48 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (The moron troll Ted Holden believes that humans originated on Ganymede.)
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