Ashfall Fossil Bed

Just as it was coffee time in Nebraska this morning, I came across Ashfall Fossil Beds state park. It was only 7 miles off the two-lane US 20 I've been traveling so I thought I'd take a peek. If nothing else, the coffee stop would make the detour worthwhile. With legal two-lane speeds of 65 mph, this was a short jaunt.

 The place has an entire warehouse-sized building built over the excavations. Amazing. Plus, I shared the picnic pavilion with two grad students working there. Got the real scoop. Enjoy the pix.

Roadside entrance

Visitor's center and museum

Building over the fossil dig

Hows this for a great fossil digging environment?

Exposed fossils

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