
‘Extremely rare’ giant ground sloth fossil dating back 11,000 years unearthed by Manatee County utilities crew
BRADENTON, Fla. - Manatee County utility crews unearthed a piece of history, dating back thousands of years, while digging a trench for a waterline. The backstory: They found a fossilized claw of a giant ground sloth that was covered in dirt and vines. …