• Massive petrified redwood stumps

    Florissant Fossil Beds

    National Monument Colorado

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Fossil Vertebrates

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Pirate Perch

Department of Vertebrate Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, Specimen AMNH-FF-18924A

Fish

Fish are the most abundant of vertebrate fossils found at Florissant Fossil Beds.

 
Image of fossil birds skull and beak

Fossil shorebird skull

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Birds

Fossil birds are rare at Florissant. All three species have been found in the ancient lake beds.

 
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Fossil skull from a small opossum

National Museum of Natural History, USNM-11955

Mammals

A small variety of mammals have been discovered at Florissant Fossil Beds.

Did You Know?

Photo of 14 foot wide, 12 foot tall petrified tree stump of a redwood

The massive petrified redwood stump known as the "Big Stump" is not actually the largest diamter stump at Florissant Fossil Beds. The "Big Stump" measures 38 feet in circumference, but the biggest stump is over 41 feet.