The Atlas Obscura Podcast
The Atlas Obscura Podcast
SiriusXM and Atlas Obscura
The Pompeii of Nebraska
16 minutes Posted Dec 30, 2025 at 5:05 am.
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In 1971, a paleontologist discovered an animal graveyard in northeastern Nebraska. It was crammed with species that lived in North America millions of years ago: camels, rhinos, and three-toed horses…  Excavating this site, two things immediately became clear: something had drawn all these animals to this particular spot – and something very bad had happened to them.


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