Shasta Ground Sloth

3D Model

Species - Nothrotheriops shastensis

Pleistocene giant ground sloth recovered from Rampart Cave. Collected in the 1930s during excavation work within the cave. In addition to bones, this cave also preserved pieces of sloth fur and large amounts of sloth manure.

This fossil skull is in the collections at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Learn about paleontology in the National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/fossils/index.htm

Learn more about Grand Canyon National Park’s Centennial: https://www.nps.gov/grca/getinvolved/centennial.htm