Re: Devils tower fossils?

["David Marjanovic" <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>]

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> Many Indian traditions associate Devils Tower with a giant bear clawing
the
> sides of the volcano. But one tale actually refers to finding the large
claws
> of the giant bear in the area. [...]
> Alternatively, could the Belle Fourche River contain any alluvial
Pleistocene
> fossils?

When reading of claws, I'm led to guess at a (Pleistocene) giant sloth. A
bear scaled up to the size of such claws would indeed be impressive... I
have absolutely no idea of the geology of that area, or of where that region
is in the first place :-)