Megalonyx jeffersoni, ground sloth model, Now The West Virginia State Fossil Baryonyx which he named Archaeopteryx bavarica

which he named Archaeopteryx bavarica

There have been occasional claims that the woolly mammoth is not actually extinct

Ancient Life and Geological Eras

scissor-like cutting jaws with serrated

Megalonyx jeffersoni, ground sloth model, Now The West Virginia State Fossil Baryonyx which he named Archaeopteryx bavaricaPresident, Thomas Jefferson, scientifically described fossil bones given to him by saltpeter miners found in a Monroe County cave in 1797. Jefferson thought they were the claws of a giant cat. In 1799 Casper Wistar re described the bones as a new species of extinct giant ground sloth and named it in honor of President Jefferson. Only recently have the bones been Carbon 14 dated at over 38,000 year old. On March 8, 2008 Megalonyx jeffersoni became the