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Today we want to talk about something incredible that you can see in the parks — fossils!
When we were full-time RVers through the national parks, we noticed some fun themes. In this episode of Exploring the National Parks, we are diving into the theme of dinosaurs and all of the cool fossils you can see in the parks.
As the parents of two little boys, we all geek out over stuff like this. We are excited to share our favorite national parks with fossils today!
Join us as we cover:
- Why you need to see Dinosaur National Monument
- A cool trail nearby to find dinosaur bones
- The dinosaur bones you can see at Big Bend National Park
- Some fascinating dinosaur facts
- Where to find some amazing dinosaur footprints
- The human history in some of the parks
- The footprints that were found in White Sands National Park
- The huge collection of fossils you can see at Badlands National Park
- Cool instances of people finding amazing fossils
- Why the Mammoth Site is a must-see
- Fossils of other “really cool stuff” you have to see
- What’s cool about the Guadalupe Mountains
- The fossils you can see in Petrified Forest
We hope you enjoy our journey on the “dinosaur train” around these amazing national parks!
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Dinosaur National Monument
- Quarry Exhibit Hall
- Fossil Discovery Trail
- Big Bend National Park
- Big Bend Can’t-Miss List
- Fossil Discovery Exhibit
- Big Bend Alamosaurus
- Pterosaurs in Big Bend
- Super-Croc
- Denali National Park
- Murie Science and Learning Center
- Horseshoe Canyon in Canyonlands
- White Sands National Park
- White Sands Can’t-Miss List
- White Sands Animals
- Playa Trail
- Badlands National Park
- Badlands Can’t-Miss List
- Ben Reifel Visitor Center
- Fossil Preparation lab
- Badlands Paleontology
- Thunder beasts – Brontothere
- Mosasaur
- The Big Pig Dig
- Fossil Exhibit Trail
- Mammoth Site
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park
- Guadalupe Mountains Can’t-Miss List
- Guadalupe Mountains Geologic Formations
- Guadalupe Peak
- Permian Reef Trail
- Devil’s Hall
- Petrified Forest National Park
- Petrified Wood
- Petrified Forest Can’t-Miss List
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