Fossils Found Near Verdigre Creek Reveal Nebraska’s Prehistoric Secrets
Twelve million years ago, Nebraska wasn’t cornfields and cows—it was a wild, ash-covered graveyard. And the animals? They didn’t stand a chance. A volcanic eruption, hundreds of miles away, rained death across the plains. Herds of rhinos, camels, and three-toed horses collapsed mid-step, their final moments frozen in time beneath a suffocating blanket of ash. …