Waco Mammoth National Monument in Texas preserves the active dig site for the remains of a group of at least 24 prehistoric Columbian mammoths. While the first bones were discovered in 1978, the site wasn’t opened to the public until 2009 as a joint venture between the city of Waco and nearby Baylor University. In […]
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Florissant Fossil Beds
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument’s claim to fame is its large collection of plant and insect fossils and gigantic petrified redwood stumps in central Colorado. In addition to the petrified inhabitants, the monument is also home to a wide variety of wildflowers and a Colorado homestead preserved from the 1870s. The monument is located off […]