2022年9月6日 · From fascinating, now-extinct creatures like the saber-toothed cat, mastodon, and ground sloth, to more familiar animals like horses, beavers, and birds, the scientific study of Pliocene fossils is the key to Hagerman.

Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument is a Pliocene-age site near Hagerman, Idaho. The 4,351-acre (17.61 km 2) Monument is internationally significant because it protects one of the richest known fossil deposits from the Blancan North American Land Mammal Age. [3]

2022年5月2日 · Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument was created in 1988 to preserve one of the richest Pliocene fossil sites in the world. Today, it remains an important site for paleontological research, as well as a fascinating window to the ancient world.

2024年8月29日 · Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, managed by the National Park Service, offers a glimpse into the ancient Pliocene past, when this region was home to mastodons, saber-toothed cats, and the famous "Hagerman Horse".

With over 3,000 new fossil fragments found each year, it is one of the most fossiliferous Pliocene-aged sites in the world. The monument also includes a portion of the Oregon Trail. Information related to the entire Oregon Trail as well as the Idaho portion is available in the Visitor Center.

Hagerman Fossil Beds preserves one of the world’s richest sites for fossils from the Pliocene Epoch. The fossils date from four to three million years old and represent more than 140 species of plants and animals.

Hagerman Fossil Beds, southern Idaho - steep cliffs and grassy hills bordering the Snake River, site of important Pliocene fossil discoveries, including the Hagerman horse

2024年10月18日 · Hagerman Fossil Beds An ordinary rancher stumbled upon one of the world’s largest collections of Pliocene horse fossils. Hagerman, Idaho

2024年5月2日 · The Hagerman Fossil Beds are significant for their well-preserved fossils that date back over 3 million years. These fossils provide valuable insights into the prehistoric animals that once roamed the area, as well as the ancient climate and environment.

Hagerman Fossil Beds, located in the Hagerman Valley of south central Idaho, is site to one of the world’s richest fossil deposits from the early to middle Pliocene epoch.