Main Body (Wasatch Formation)

This unit of the Wasatch Formation is that part of the formation which produces the

spectacular red-colored badlands in Fossil Butte National Monument. Particularly typical exposures can be seen in the south facing scarp of Fossil Butte where the ...

Wasatch Formation

The sediments that make up the Wasatch Formation in the Fossil Basin were deposited mainly by streams flowing into the basin from the surrounding uplands. Rock types are variable and for the most part individual types cannot be traced ...

Fossil Lake

The scene 50 million years ago was quite different from that today. Fossil Lake, 50 miles long and 20 miles wide at its maximum, nestled among mountains in a lush green forest of palms, figs, cypress, and other subtropical ...

Green River Formation

Although oil shale is not extensively developed in the Green River Formation of Fossil Basin, it does occur in small quantities. Oil shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock containing organic matter which was derived chiefly from aquatic organisms, waxy ...

Green River Formation (Historic Quarry)

Three ancient great lakes existed in the region of Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado 50 million years ago: Lake Gosiute, Lake Uinta, and Fossil Lake, the smallest. All are gone today, but they left behind a wealth of fossils in ...

Tampa Museum of Art

The Tampa Museum of Art opened its spectacular 66,000-square-foot Cornelia Corbett Center in February 2010 to critical and public acclaim. Since opening in its new home, the museum has emerged as a center of the artistic life in the region. ...

Peregrine Falcons at Echo Park

Peregrine falcons are a medium-sized bird of prey, roughly the size of a crow. Although males and females are identical in appearance, the female can be a third larger than the male. These previously-endangered birds nest on high, remote cliff ...

Endangered Fish in the Yampa and Green Rivers

Fish populations in the Green and Yampa rivers have undergone significant changes in the last century. Today, more than 50 fish species can be found in these rivers, but fewer than a third of those are native to the Green ...

Gates of Lodore

Gates of Lodore is located on the northern tip of Dinosaur National Monument. It is a long drive to the area and the wild, remote country adds to its sense of isolation. Here, the Green River, after winding across ...

Fremont People, Petroglyphs, and Pictographs at Swelter Shelter and Cub Creek

About 1,000 years ago, the Fremont people lived in this area and left evidence of their presence in the form of petroglyphs and pictographs. Several areas in the monument allow visitors to easily access these designs and ponder the mystery ...