We drove on US Highway 30 home from CO ... Dad mentioned that he has driven by this National Monument several times and wanted to stop and check it out - glad we did! We have a Senior Pass to National Parks - but this is free!
It was very interesting and educational - just out in the boon docks! The whole of the West was covered with a huge lake - and now the fossils are found in the tops of the mountains.
These are fossils of plants - there were fossils of flowers, seeds, insects, mammals, fish, all kinds of things...the ranger said as the lake became smaller - all the fossils were more concentrated in this area.
Here are some animal fossils...not just me!
One of the largest animals found.
Fishes of all kinds.
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