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Waccasassa River 9A, near Otter Creek
Fossil site Source-confirmed findsRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: ground sloth Megalonyx, capybara, pronghorn, camel.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Early Pleistocene (late Blancan)
Florida Museum site in the bank of the Waccasassa about 5 miles southeast of Otter Creek, excavated 1993 to 1997 and yielding ground sloth, capybara, camel and pronghorn.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
remote swampy river, alligators, snakes
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