Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Teller County Road 1, Florissant 80816
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Useful information
- Phone : +1 719-748-3253
- Website: : http://www.nps.gov/flfo
Description
More than 50 000 fossils - one of the most extensive collections from the Oligocene period (35 million years ago) - have been removed from the shale bed of ancient Lake Florissant. Included among them are no fewer than 17 000 species of insects. A 24km/15mi nature trail wends its way through sequoia stumps petrified by volcanic mud flows.
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