Review:

Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park is a unique park that contains the fossil skeletons of animals that died at a watering hole following a massive volcanic eruption that blanketed the Great Plains with a fall of volcanic ash nearly 12 million years ago. These rare fossil sites are known as lagerstätten and the type that captures a moment in time ecological "snapshot" in a range of well-preserved fossilized organisms due to extraordinary local conditions. The fossil bed has been uncovered and left in place for visitors to view when the park is open between Memorial Day Weekend and Labor Day. A visitor center features a Rhino Barn covering a portion of the fossil-bearing ash bed, a working fossil preparation laboratory, and numerous interpretive displays about the history, geology, and paleontology of the area.

86930 517th Ave, Royal, NE 68773, Phone: 402-893-2000

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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