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Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park

Nye County, NV

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The only place on Earth where you can see an intact ghost town and 225-million-year-old marine reptile fossils in the same park. The fossil shelter protects the largest known concentration of Shonisaurus bones.

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RegionNye County, NV
Coordinates38.8819, -117.6076
FossilsShonisaurus (225 Ma)
Ghost TownBerlin 1897
AccessPaved road
Fee$5/vehicle
EraBerlin 1896-1911; fossils ~225 Ma; park est. 1957
NotableLargest known Shonisaurus concentration; NNL 1973

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