Hudson-Meng Bison Bonebed | |
Nearest city | Crawford, Nebraska |
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Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
Website | Hudson-Meng Education & Research Center |
NRHP reference No. | 73001076[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 28, 1973 |
The Hudson-Meng Bison Bonebed site, officially named the Hudson-Meng Education and Research Center, is a fossil site located in the Oglala National Grassland of Sioux County, Nebraska 20 miles northwest of Crawford. It contains the 10,000-year-old remains of up to 600 bison.[2]
Open seasonally, the site features a visitor center with interpretive exhibits and views of the bones. Guided tours are available.[3]
The Bison Trail to Toadstool Geologic Park is a 3-mile hike.