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    John Day Fossil Beds

    National Monument Oregon

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Other Fossil Sites

National Park Service
Out of 398 parks and monuments managed by the National Park Service, an astonishing 237 contain fossils - nearly 60% of NPS sites! The entire list is available on the NPS's Explore Nature pages. The following are parks that focus largely on fossils.


Did You Know?

Crocodiles in oregon?

Fossils from the Clarno Unit show that 44 million years ago, in what is now a near desert in Oregon, crocodiles and palm trees flourished.