Scotty's Palms Fossil Site | A New Way to Museum

Scotty's Palms is a fossil site located near Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was first discovered and extensively quarried around 1992-1993. Further examination showed a high species diversity, large leaf size, and a high leaf margin percentage. This indicated a mean annual temperature of 72º F (22º C). This, along with an abundance of fossil palm material suggested that this site was composed of leaf litter transported from a nearby tropical rainforest. The occurrence of the Scotty's Palm flora nearly 1 million years before the Castle Rock assemblage supports the concept that floral recovery from the K-T boundary event was rapid in the region.
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I looked for the video you recommended, but I couldn´t find it. Would you mind posting a link?
Also, I really don´t have the slightest idea, what´s the climate or the vegetation in Colorado. So I don´t get the difference from now and then.

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No worries! The video you are looking for is called Fossil Leaves on our channel. It has been added to this video's description so you can find it. Colorado's climate is considered to be more dry and arid, with relatively large temperature differences throughout the year. However, 65 million years ago, it was more of a tropical climate, being warm all year round and humid.

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@@SternbergMuseum thanks