John Day Fossil Beds National Monumentseries of rock formations in north-central Oregon, U.S., consisting of three widely separated units in the badlands of the John Day River valley. It is noted for the record of life extending over some 40 million years of the Cenozoic Era (the past 65.5 million years) preserved in its fossil beds. Authorized in 1974 and established in 1975, the monument covers a total area of...
John Day River
River, Oregon, United States
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