The park is home to one of the world’s richest fossil beds, and the self-guided Fossil Exhibit Trail a short drive from the center has replicas and exhibits about the extinct creatures.


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2024-08-28 15:05:46">August 28, 2024 at 3:05 p.m.</time>

The park is home to one of the world’s richest fossil beds, and the self-guided Fossil Exhibit Trail a short drive from the center has replicas and exhibits about the extinct creatures.{ai:summary}<p>The park features a significant fossil bed along with a Fossil Exhibit Trail that showcases replicas and information about extinct species. This educational site is located a short drive from the center.  </p><p>#science</p>

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