Fossil Findings Show Rhinoceros and Camels in Ancient Montana
Montana era fossils from three forks of the Missouri River region reveal rhinoceros and camels once lived in territory now Montana. The article describes limestone entombing ancient marine life, mastodon finds, and dinosaur remains, with uplift shaping the land from sea to 11,000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Three Forks OF Missouri River
Territory
Montana
Ature
Gallatin
Madison
Jefferson
Missouri
Air Mail
Lewis and Clark
Taylor's Peak
Three Forks of the Missouri
Bridger Range
Moon
Missouri River
Jefferson River
Madison Bluffs
Fossil
Horse Shoe Hills
Three Forks
Gulf of Mexico
Tain
Tobacco Root Mountains
Find Remains Of Noted Outlaw And Fossil Forest Regions
Gas line workers uncover the skeleton of a vigilante era outlaw believed killed by summary justice. Coroner notes no gunshot. historian Hilger links burial to vigilante era. Also described are petrified forests on the Gallatin slope with vertebrate fossils and immense tree stumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Gallatin
Petrified Forest
Specimen Ridge
Daley Creek
Ram's Horn Peak
Yellowstone River
Yellowstone Park
Gallatin Slope
Bozeman
Gallatin Canyon
Ram’s Horn Peak
Blackbutte
Gallatin Valley
Missouri River
GAS Line
Vigiantes
Hangman's Tree
James M. Flinn
Helena
David Hilger
State Historical Library
Hilger
Potter’s Field
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Jesse Green
Montana Extension Service
Madison River
Logan
Northern Pacific
Messrs. Spaulding and Morris
Montana State College
C. A. Kinsey
Belgrade
Asey
Madison Beds
Petrified Wood
Tiltepec
Mexico
Dakotas