Last updated: August 15, 2023
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NNL Prehistoric Life Coloring Pages
Did you know there are National Natural Landmark (NNL) sites designated for their incredible paleontological resources? Across the country there are many NNLs that contain significant fossil evidence of ancient times. These include world-famous places like Rancho La Brea in California where natural asphalt tar pits entrapped Pleistocene animals in their quest for fresh water, and Ghost Ranch in New Mexico where well-preserved skeletons of the Triassic dinosaur Coelophysis have been exposed. Other sites contain evidence and fossils of ancient coral reefs, woolly mammoths, prehistoric bears, and more!
These coloring pages highlight some of the prehistoric species found at NNL sites. We hope you find these educational and fun. Please download, print, and color!
These coloring pages highlight some of the prehistoric species found at NNL sites. We hope you find these educational and fun. Please download, print, and color!
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Ancient Devonian reef
Ancient Devonian reef at Ohio Coral Reef (Falls of the Ohio) in Indiana & Kentucky
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Gingko beckii
Prehistoric gingko tree branches at Gingko Petrified Forest in Washington
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Giganto camelus
Prehistoric camel
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Mammut americanum
Prehistoric mastodon
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Arctodus simus
Short-faced bear at Rancho La Brea
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Ankylsaurus magniventris
Armored dinosaur at Hell Creek Fossil Area
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Coelophysis bauri
Therapod dinosaurs at Ghost Ranch
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Teleoceras major
Ancient rhinoceros at Ashfall Fossil Beds
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Deinoncychus antirrhopus
Theropod dinosaur at Bridger Fossil Area
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Mammuthus primigenius
Woolly mammoth at Big Bone Lick
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Shonisaurus popularis
Ichthyosaurs at Ichthyosaur Site
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Ordovician reef
Ancient coral reef at Chazy Fossil Reef
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Tyrannosaurus rex
Theropod dinosaur at Hell Creek Fossil Area
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Allosaurus fragilis
Theropod dinosaur at Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry
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Ceratosaurus nasicornis
Theropod dinosaur at Garden Park Fossil Area