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Universal Monk@mander.xyz to Palaeontology 🦖@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months ago

Underwater fossil bed discovered by collectors preserves rare slice of Florida's past

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Underwater fossil bed discovered by collectors preserves rare slice of Florida's past

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Universal Monk@mander.xyz to Palaeontology 🦖@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months ago
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Fossil collectors in Florida have discovered an ancient sinkhole, now at the bottom of a river, which holds the remains of animals rarely seen in the state, including a type of giant armadillo, giant ground sloths and an odd-looking tapir.
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