B ack in March 2013, an unusual and tragic story emerged about a man who was swallowed by a sinkhole in Florida. No trace of ...

Around 500,000 years ago, a sinkhole opened in Florida’s Big Bend region. Hundreds of animals met their deaths in its depths, and their remains were eventually entombed in sediment. In 2022 ...

About half a million years ago, several horses, sloths and armadillos fell into a sinkhole in Florida’s Big Bend region and died. The sinkhole filled in with sediment over time, preserving the ...

The method of fixing a sinkhole might vary, but often authorities will fill them in. Paul explained that filling them with ...

Around 500,000 years ago, some horses, sloths, and armadillos had a very bad day—they fell into a sinkhole in what is now Florida and remained there until two men discovered their bones in 2022.

The hole was about 19 feet (6 meters) wide at its largest point. Sinkholes are as much a part of the Florida landscape as sandy beaches, alligators and developers. Florida has more sinkholes ...

Fossil collectors have discovered a prehistoric graveyard buried in Florida’s Steinhatchee River. The site has yielded a remarkable collection of more than 500 fossils dating back roughly half a ...

They’re all animals, sure. They’re all mammals, too. But there’s something more striking, more special, about them: Around 500,000 years ago, they all fell into the same sinkhole along Florida’s ...

A remarkable collection of fossils has been unearthed in Florida after a sinkhole swallowed a group of animals. 500,000 years ago, a group of armadillo-like mammals, horses, and sloths met their ...

Divers in Florida’s Steinhatchee River stumbled upon hundreds of pristine fossils from an obscure Ice Age period, including giant armadillos, ancient horses and possibly a new species of tapir.