A fossil discovered near Kemmerer, Wyoming, may be the first of its kind and is the largest mammal found to date in the 50-million-year-old Green River Formation.
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Rare mammal fossil discovered in Wyoming
A fossil discovered near Kemmerer, Wyoming, may be the first of its kind and is the largest mammal found to date, in the 50-million-year-old Green River Formation. Officials with the Wyoming State Geological Survey say the discovery of an ancient tapiromorph, may support a North American origin of tapirs that in modern times typically inhabit […]
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Tate Museum Gives Kids a Glimpse At Fossil Birds
The April edition of the Tate Geological Museum’s Saturday Club will look at fossil birds.
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Bighorn Basin Landslide Featured On The Discovery Channel
A landslide in the Bighorn Basin was selected to be featured on a television segment for the Discovery Channel. According to the Wyoming State Geological Survey, the Survey joined a Discovery Channel crew at the site of the Buffalo Creek Landslide. The WSGS says that the site gained national attention in 2015 when the area […]