Giant Ground Sloth

Giant Ground Sloth (HMUKI)

Location: Daytona Beach, FL 32119 Volusia County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 9.137', W 81° 0.988'

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On this site in 1975 was found the best preserved and most complete giant ground sloth ever found in North America.

The sloth weighed three to five tons, stood thirteen feet tall and was a vegetarian.

An estimated fifty species of animals were unearthed approximately twelve feet below the surface of the ground. The age of these findings is estimated to be 130,000 years old.
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Date Added Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 4:11pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 498398 N 3224857
Decimal Degrees29.15228333, -81.01646667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 9.137', W 81° 0.988'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 9' 8.22" N, 81° 0' 59.28" W
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Area Code(s)386
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2821 S Nova Rd, Daytona Beach FL 32119, US
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