Wakulla Springs - Prehistoric Animal Life

Prehistoric Animal Life

  • American Mastodon (Mammut americanum) found at Wakulla.
  • Ice Age camel (Camelops hesternus)
  • Giant ground sloth (Eremotherium laurillardi)
  • Saber-toothed Tiger (Smilodon populator) found at Wakulla.
  • Columbian Mammoth (Mammutus columbi)
  • Ancient Bison (Bison antiquus)
  • Equus (Equus scotti) found near Wakulla.
  • Short-faced bear (Arctodus simus)
  • Miocene Dugong (Metaxytherium crataegense) found near Wakulla.
  • American lion (Panthera leo atrox) found in Florida.

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