“This state park is a legendary North American boneyard.”
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| Mountains in Montana’s Makoshika State Park, where some of the Hell Creek Formation lies. (Zack Frank / 500px via Getty Images) | |
The Hell Creek Formation Is North America’s Legendary Boneyard. See the Top Five Discoveries Found in the Iconic Fossil Bed |
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| From preserved plants to T. rex, the material found in these Late Cretaceous rocks has resulted in countless breakthroughs for paleontologists | |
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