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Wayside: Nimravid

A two-panel exhibit showing illustration of the evolution of nimravid and a bronze skull replica.
Nimravid is an iconic fossil resembling a cat, although it is not an ancestor of modern felines.

NPS Photo / Serena Rosales

Quick Facts
Location:
Interior, SD
Significance:
Fossils can reveal how animals lived and died, and what their environment was like.

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Tactile Exhibit

Fight for Survival

Fossils can reveal how animals lived and died, and what their environment was like. Evidence from one of the park's nimravid fossils offers crime-scene clues. The size and location of the holes in the forehead of this fossil match the knife-like teeth of another large nimravid.

Badlands National Park

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Last updated: December 23, 2020