Fossil Country

This story shares the ancient history of Fossil Lake during the Eocene Epoch, leading up to the great KT extinction event in which 80% of all living organisms died, and ends in present day Kemmerer, Wyoming, where local fossil hunters are sharing the history of the area from the evidence they have found in the fossilized plants and animals of the 18-inch layer and surrounding rock.

These fossil hunters provide the backdrop for the story where Farah Fossil is dug up from sedimentary rock layers in recent history. The videos share how the fossil hunters in Kemmerer, Wyoming, are trying to preserve the great treasure of the fossils and the history of the fossil quarries in southwest Wyoming.

NOTE: Spanish closed captions are available for this resource.