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Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park

Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Rhinos, horses, camels buried in volcanic ash (in-situ) (viewing only).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Miocene

Spectacular in-situ ash-buried bonebed. Look-only landmark.

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