Wednesday, 12 December 2007

fossile remains of a giant sloth nearby the Tomayate river in Apopa


Salvadorean paleontologist Daniel Aguilar shows the fossile remains of a giant sloth nearby the Tomayate river in Apopa, 13 kms from San Salvador on December 11th, 2007. The pelvis, ribs and vertebras of the sloth were found in a paleontological site discovered in 2005 and in which the remains of other 18 species were also found, including the skull of a mastodon.

Salvadorean paleontologist Daniel Aguilar shows the fossile remains of a giant sloth nearby the Tomayate river in Apopa, 13 kms from San Salvador on December 11th, 2007. The pelvis, ribs and vertebras of the sloth were found in a paleontological site discovered in 2005 and in which the remains of other 18 species were also found, including the skull of a mastodon.


View of the fossile remains of a giant sloth nearby the Tomayate river in Apopa, 13 kms from San Salvador on December 11th, 2007. The pelvis, ribs and vertebras of the sloth were found in a paleontological site discovered in 2005 and in which the remains of other 18 species were also found, including the skull of a mastodon

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