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Badlands National Park
Management

Laws and Policies

Superintendent's Compendium (192 KB PDF) - Specific regulations of Badlands National Park established under the discretionary authority of the Park Superintendent

Painting of a mosasaur  

Did You Know?
During the Age of Dinosaurs, a warm, shallow sea covered the Great Plains, including what is now Badlands. Since dinosaurs were land creatures, no fossils of these animals have been found in the park. Giant marine lizards called mosasaurs swam in the ancient sea, along with sea turtles and fish.

Last Updated: March 16, 2007 at 15:35 EST