Sunday, May 20, 2012

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument CO

I have seen lots of fossils but some of these are huge.  As the ones you see in the pictures are just the stumps, scientists hypothesize that they were killed at the end of the extent of a volcanic lahar flow that did not knock the trees down and only covered about 15 feet in the valley.  Not much fossils beyond the stumps as the visitor center is a trailer while new is being built.
huge stump; is hacked up by early souveigner hunters

happy traveler

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