Images: Giant Sloth, Mammoth and Whale Uncovered

San Diego Natural History Museum paleontologist Pat Sena found the remains of a giant sloth on Friday March 7, and says the bones are “poorly preserved – possibly not even collectible.”

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Images: Giant Sloth, Mammoth and Whale Uncovered

Workers uncover a Mammoth skull and tusk in the East Village section of downtown San Diego.

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