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Montane Valley

FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT

Incredibly detailed fossils of ancient insects and plants reveal a very different Colorado of long ago. The Florissant Fossil Beds are world-renowned, and in 1969 were set aside as a part of our National Park System.

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