Deep Time / Snake River Plain
Hagerman Fossil Beds
The fossil beds marker points toward sediments that preserved ancient animals from a much wetter Idaho landscape.
- Category
- Deep Time
- Era
- 3.4 million years ago
- Coordinates
- 42.8859, -114.9147
Map
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Why It Matters
It is a roadside portal into pre-human Idaho, where horses, birds, and other animals left evidence in old lake and pond deposits.
Marker record title: Fossil Beds.
- Marker Number
- 300
Source: Idaho Transportation Department Historical Marker Hub. This page summarizes public marker data and adds editorial context.
Nearby records
Other Idaho Points of Interest
Primary source: Idaho Transportation Department Historical Marker Hub.