Thankfully, the human race was non-existent 130,000 years ago, during the era of the Giant Ground Sloth. Even though the sloth is a vegetarian, it would not change the fact that actually seeing the massive mammal would be quite terrifying. Imagine a 13-foot, three to five ton mammal strolling through the city of Daytona Beach. Along with the giant ground sloth, this prehistoric mammal was discovered at Reed Canal Park back in 1975. Their legs were short and stout, the perfect size to hold the weight of the shell. This unique species was almost covered head-to-toe in armor that was made up of about 1,000 osteoderms, which are bony plates about 2.5 centimeters thick. They could grow up to seven-feet and weigh about half a ton. Their size and mass is the equivalent to a small car. The glyptodont is another prehistoric mammal that lived almost two million years ago. The mastodon was discovered almost five years ago in a construction site in Daytona Beach. It took volunteers and workers about two-and-a-half years to uncover the remains. The giant ground sloth is the most complete skeleton in the world and was discovered just three miles south of MOAS. The highly impressive giant ground sloth and mastodon are quite the display. They live in both saltwater and freshwater ecosystems and date back to 550 million years ago. There are over 85,000 species of mollusks, which makes it the second most diversified kind of organism behind insects. These mollusks are considered a house for the invertebrate animals that live inside them. The butterfly exhibit is quite pleasant and is composed of butterflies ranging from all sorts of shapes and sizes.Īs you begin to walk in to the Prehistory of Florida Gallery, along with the insects and butterflies, you will discover a glass encasing preserving gorgeous mollusks that can still be discovered along Florida’s coastline. Can’t tell which bug is which? No problem! There is a handy guide right next to the exhibit to explain what each of the 67 bugs are.

The bugs range from a variety of beetles and cockroaches to grasshoppers and crickets. This division of the Museum holds quite the collection of preserved bugs and butterflies.

This section of the Museum includes preserved insects and butterflies, shells and teeth, along with the remains of a giant ground sloth, mastodon, and glyptodont that were found in our own backyard! International orders are welcomed as well as purchase orders from museums, zoos and schools.The Museum of Arts and Sciences (MOAS) has dedicated a portion of the museum to the prehistory of Florida. We currently have Eremotherium Laurillardi, Giant Ground Sloth, Glossotherium Harlans Ground Sloth, Linnaeus Two-Toed Sloth, Scelidodon Sloth, Shasta Ground Sloth, Sloth Bear, and the Three-Toed Sloth.Īll of our products are nicely boxed, packaged and shipped daily. Nearly all of the formerly abundant megafaunal xenarthrans, such as ground sloths, glyptodonts, and pampatheres, went extinct at the end of the Pleistocene. They invaded the Antilles by the early Miocene and, starting about 9 Mya, they spread to Central and North America as part of the Great American Interchange. Xenarthrans developed and diversified extensively in South America during its long period of isolation. The origins of the order can be traced as far back as the Paleogene, about 65 million years ago Mya, shortly after the Mesozoic in South America. The superorder Xenarthra is a group of placental mammals orinfraclass Eutheria, extant today only in the Americas and represented by anteaters, tree sloths, and armadillos. Our percise skulls can be used as a teaching tool, museum skull exhibit, home decor skull, or office decor skull.

Sloth Skulls and Skeletons are made in USA. Sloth Skulls and Skeletons are museum quality polyurethane resin cast.

Sloth skeleton