Famous fossil locality with the largest and most diverse assemblage of extinct Ice Age plants and animals in the world. Closed every 1st Tuesday of the month.
Harlan’s ground sloth (𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘪) was the largest and most common of the ground sloths found at the #TarPits. Standing at over six feet tall, it weighed almost 3,000 pounds on average - comparable to 2 dairy cows! (1/2)