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Florissant Fossil Beds National MonumentWindows on the Hornbek homestead
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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
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View of front porch of visitor center
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The visitor center contains exhibits, fossil displays, the information desk, and the Rocky Mountain Nature Association bookstore.
 
Inside the visitor center you can view geology exhibits and fossil displays. You can also see the 14 minute "Shadows of the Past" orientation film. In addition, there is the Rocky Mountain Nature Association bookstore.
Photo of 14 foot wide, 12 foot tall petrified tree stump of a redwood  

Did You Know?
The massive petrified redwood stump known as the "Big Stump" is not actually the largest diamter stump at Florissant Fossil Beds. The "Big Stump" measures 38 feet in circumference, but the biggest stump is over 41 feet.

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Last Updated: October 21, 2007 at 17:24 EST