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    John Day Fossil Beds

    National Monument Oregon

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Park History

Fossil Flora of the John Day Basin Oregon (1902)

Geology and Paleoenvironments of the Clarno Unit: John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (1994)

Historic Resource Study (2000)

John Day Fossil Beds: A Study (Preliminary) (1967)

John Day Fossil Bed Final Wild and Scenic River Study (1979) (pdf)

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument: Museum Management Plan (2008)

Floating in the Stream of Time - An Administrative History (1996)

Did You Know?

Park ranger in the field

Paleobotanical field work helps scientists at the John Day Fossil Beds learn about ancient climates.