After reading this last section, you might look back at the section on Early Miocene ecology. Comparison reveals that a great deal of information can be obtained by examining living plants. In contrast, the lack of fossil flora from the Early Miocene at Agate has resulted in a scarcity of ecological information from that early epoch. Scientists begin their reasoning by such comparisons; you can begin your own exploration of the past in the same way.
3 Guide and Adviser
Ask a ranger for directions to the protected example of a Devil’s Corkscrew, the fossilized burrow of a small, beaver-like animal called Palaeocastor. See pages [68]-69 for more information about this interesting animal.
Visiting the Park
Contents of This Section
[Visiting the Park] 77 [Location] [Area] [Climate] [When to Visit] [Visitor Center] [Activities] [Camping] [Nearby Accommodations] [Transportation] [Establishment Date] [Address] [Access] [Protection] 80 [Park Regulations] [Safety Tips] [Birding Along the Niobrara] 81 [Taking the Annual Count] [Collections of Agate Springs Fossils] 86 [NPS Areas With Fossil Exhibits] 88 [Badlands] [Dinosaur] [Florissant] [Fossil Butte] [Petrified Forest] [John Day] [Hagerman] [Nearby National Parks] 90 [Badlands] [Devils Tower] [Fort Laramie] [Jewel Cave] [Mount Rushmore] [Scotts Bluff] [Wind Cave] [Not So Nearby National Parks] 92 [Bighorn Canyon] [Little Bighorn] [Rocky Mountain] [Theodore Roosevelt] [Armchair Explorations] 93
Location
Northwestern Nebraska 69 kilometers (43 miles) north of Scottsbluff along the Niobrara River.