The Painted Hills -- Colorful Hills in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon
by Darin Volpe
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The Painted Hills -- Colorful Hills in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon
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Darin Volpe
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Dinosaurs get all the glory, but it was the mammals who survived the K-T event and burrowed and scurried their way to world domination.
At John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, forty million years of mammalian history is embedded in the soil. The region has been revealing it's secrets since the 1860s, when soldiers discovered the first fossils while guarding wagons of gold destined for ships on the Columbia River.
Remains of creatures of every size are found at John Day Fossil Beds, from tiny rodents to ancient horses and elephants. Among them are the fossil remains of the vegetation they lived among. As the soil eroded away, colorful striations were exposed at the Painted Hills, showing scientists how the climate changed over time.
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