Ash Fall Fossil Beds
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Rhino Barn
Paleontogy Grid Work
Workers at Ashfall
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  For a look at some ancient Nebraska history we visited Ashfall Fossil Beds in northeastern Nebraska near a town named Royal.  About ten milliion years ago hundreds of animals were buried near a watering hole by a storm of volcanic ash.  This is the Visitor Center at Ashfall.  In the early 1970's paleontologist, Mike Voorhies,  from the University of Nebraska, discovered a baby rhino skull and excavation began.