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Palmites sp., approximately 2 meters long

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The presence of palm fossils indicate a much warmer and wetter climate 52 million years ago, similar to the Gulf coast states today.

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2010
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National Parks Gallery
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https://npgallery.nps.gov/
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fossil butte national monument nps centennial gulf coast states today palm fossils wetter climate million years national parks gallery high resolution wyoming kemmerer fossils paleontology natural history