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New! Harlan's Ground Sloth Exhibit On Temporary Display from Monday Feb. 8th to Sat. Feb. 27th The Museum of Idaho is excited to announce the arrival of a life size skeletal cast of a rare prehistoric giant sloth as part of their growing collections. This fascinating creature was donated on behalf of Allen and Joann McCrady to the Museum of Idaho. This particular sloth is referred to as Harlan's Ground Sloth (Paramylodon Harlani). It was about the size of an ox and was native to these parts of Eastern Idaho. It is one of the two ground sloth's found trapped in the La Brea Tar Pits in California. This sloth was definitely a giant, with a length of about 13 feet and stood upright. It is believed to have died out sometime during the Pleistocene (2 million - 10,000 years ago). An interesting feature of the Harlan's ground sloth were the small bones deep under the skin around the neck, shoulders and back which may have served as armor against attacking predators. |
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