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Mammoth Site of Hot Springs

Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

FossilsFossils

Also reported: look only.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Sinkhole trap holding dozens of in-place mammoth skeletons

Active indoor excavation open to visitors.

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