Petrified Forest National Park has one of the best representations of Late Triassic terrestrial rocks and fossils in the world. The fossils and the geology of the park help paleontologists to better understand the environments and ecosystems which existed in this area over 200 million years ago.

 


skeleton of an aetosaur, based on actual fossils found, NPS Photo

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