Monitor Lizard Fossil Butte

Fossil Butte National Monument is a United States National Monument managed by the National Park Service, located 15 miles west of Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States. It centers on an assemblage of Eocene Epoch animal and plant fossils associated with Fossil Lake—the smallest lake of the three great lakes which were then present in wha…
Fossil Butte National Monument is a United States National Monument managed by the National Park Service, located 15 miles west of Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States. It centers on an assemblage of Eocene Epoch animal and plant fossils associated with Fossil Lake—the smallest lake of the three great lakes which were then present in what are now Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. The other two lakes were Lake Gosiute and Lake Uinta. Fossil Butte National Monument was established as a national monument on October 23, 1972.
  • Location: Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA
  • Established: October 23, 1972
  • Nearest city: Kemmerer, WY
  • Area: 8,198 acres (33.18 km²)
  • Visitors: 16,552 (in 2011)
  • Governing body: National Park Service

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