Elementary School Students Find Rare Prehistoric Sloth Bone While Digging for Crawdads

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The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History announced Wednesday that it's now in possession of a prehistoric sloth bone thanks to a group of elementary school students.

Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor in Journalism. Before joining the team, she worked as an Editor at FanSided and provided work in the celebrity and lifestyle space for brands that include Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, EW, and more.A day playing under the California sun became a history-making adventure for a curious group of elementary school students.

Apart from being the first reported fossil evidence for the species in Santa Cruz County, it is a discovery that Felicia Van Stolk, the museum’s executive director, says will "inspire generations." Ground sloth expert Melissa Macias emphasized the importance, explaining in a statement that the “Megalonyx jeffersonii is one of the very first fossils documented in North America."Rare Two-Headed Snake Undergoes Surgery in Missouri to Treat an 'Emerging Health Condition'Odd Couple Dog Friends Who Are So Close They 'Communicate Telepathically' Want a Home Together

 

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