Denali National Park in Alaska is the site of a recent find: tracks from hadrosaurs, plant-eating dinosaurs that roamed nearly 70 million years ago.
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Denali National Park in Alaska is the site of a recent find: tracks from hadrosaurs, plant-eating dinosaurs that roamed nearly 70 million years ago.
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Twenty million years ago, Agate National Monument in Nebraska was home of beardogs, a short rhinoceros called the Menoceras and other ancient creatures.
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska —
Twenty million years ago, Agate National Monument in Nebraska was home of beardogs, a short rhinoceros called the Menoceras and other ancient creatures.
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The Montour Preserve in Pennsylvania is home to many fossils from the Devonian Period nearly 400 million years ago. At the fossil pit, visitors can dig for artifacts to take home. After digging, cool off with a relaxing trip on the lake.
Montour Preserve, Pennsylvania —
The Montour Preserve in Pennsylvania is home to many fossils from the Devonian Period nearly 400 million years ago. At the fossil pit, visitors can dig for artifacts to take home. After digging, cool off with a relaxing trip on the lake.
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At Dinosaur National Monument in Utah, visit the Quarry Exhibit Hall to see some of the 1,500 dinosaur bones from up to 149 million years ago. Other attractions include fossilized reptiles and an 80-foot mural dedicated to dinosaurs.
Dinosaur National Monument, Utah —
At Dinosaur National Monument in Utah, visit the Quarry Exhibit Hall to see some of the 1,500 dinosaur bones from up to 149 million years ago. Other attractions include fossilized reptiles and an 80-foot mural dedicated to dinosaurs.
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Discovered in 1902 by Barnum Brown, the Hell Creek fossil formation in Montana is expansive. The protected land spans four states and houses well-preserved dinosaurs including hadrosaurs, theropods and ceratopsians.
Hell Creek Beds, Montana —
Discovered in 1902 by Barnum Brown, the Hell Creek fossil formation in Montana is expansive. The protected land spans four states and houses well-preserved dinosaurs including hadrosaurs, theropods and ceratopsians.
Makonshika State Park
The Museum of Paleontology at New Mexico's Ghost Ranch Park features a Vancleavea, an underwater reptile, and a coelophysis, a two-legged, skinny carnivore.
Ghost Ranch Park, New Mexico —
The Museum of Paleontology at New Mexico's Ghost Ranch Park features a Vancleavea, an underwater reptile, and a coelophysis, a two-legged, skinny carnivore.
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No permit is required for visitors to the Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite wanting to dig for invertebrate fossils including trilobites and brachiopods. And some of these fossils go back 167 million years.
Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite, Wyoming —
No permit is required for visitors to the Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite wanting to dig for invertebrate fossils including trilobites and brachiopods. And some of these fossils go back 167 million years.
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Millions visit the La Brea Tar Pits each year in Los Angeles, where fossil replicas and excavation classes give visitors a hands-on experience.
La Brea Tar Pits, California —
Millions visit the La Brea Tar Pits each year in Los Angeles, where fossil replicas and excavation classes give visitors a hands-on experience.
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