👹Cryptid Sighting📝 Reported
Bone-Crushing Canids Footprints at Ashfall Fossil Beds, Nebraska (12 Million Years Ago)
📍 Location
Ashfall Fossil Beds, Royal, Nebraska
Specific Location: Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park, Antelope County, Nebraska, USA
Coordinates: 42.49000, -98.54000
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42.4900°, -98.5400°
📝 Description
Footprints of large, bone-crushing dogs dating to about 12 million years ago were found in the Ashfall Fossil Beds, suggesting these carnivores stalked herbivores in a cataclysmic ashfall environment, part of the site dubbed 'Rhino Pompeii'.
🔍 Circumstances
Paleontological analysis of ash-packed fossil beds following Yellowstone-related ashfall.
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Case Information
- Case ID
- cmj2utkmy0003le042h42ymz5
- Primary Source
- www.livescience.com
- Added to Map
- December 12, 2025