Kemmerer WY Landmarks & Monuments

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AFossil Butte National Monument

  • 864 Chicken Creek Rd
    Kemmerer,WY,83101
  • +1 307 877 4455
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  • Wyoming is home to an abundance of fossils, thanks in part to the Green River Formation. I'll finish this later...gotta ... more on Yelp
  • Overview A unique concentration of creatures is embedded in the natural limestone outcrop at Fossil Butte National Monument, indicating clearly that this area was an inland sea more than 50 million years ago. Many of the fossils—which include fish, insects, and plants—are remarkably clear and ... more on Fodor's

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Fossil Butte National Monument
864 Chicken Creek Rd
Kemmerer,WY,83101

BFossil Butte National Monument

Fossil Butte National Monument
  • 864 Chicken Creek Rd
    Kemmerer, WY 83101
  • +1 307 877 4455
  • Highlights: visitor center, wheelchair accessible more
  • Overview Some of the world's best preserved fossils are found in the flat-topped ridges of southwestern Wyoming's cold sagebrush desert. Fossilized fish, insects, plants, reptiles, birds, and mammals are exceptional for their abundance, variety, and detail of preservation. ... more on Nps.gov
  • Overview Fossil Butte National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service located 15 miles west of Kemmerer, Wyoming; the national monument was founded on October 23, 1972. The site preserves one of the richest fossil deposits in the world, a 50-million-year-old lake bed. Coal mining for the railroad... more on En.wikipedia.org

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Fossil Butte National Monument
864 Chicken Creek Rd
Kemmerer, WY 83101

CFossil Butte National Monument

  • Off Hwy. 30
    P.O. Box 592, Kemmerer, WY 83101, U.S.A.
  • +1 307 877 4455
  • Highlights: visitor center more
  • Overview The fossils found here are among the most perfectly preserved in the world. Fossil Butte National Monument tells the story of a 50-million-year-old subtropical lake ecosystem. The history of this ecosystem can be explored at the visitor center displays or along hiking trails in this high desert p... more on LLBean.com

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Fossil Butte National Monument
Off Hwy. 30
P.O. Box 592, Kemmerer, WY 83101, U.S.A.

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