Big Bend National Park in Brewster County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Ancient Swamp Creatures

Big Bend National Park

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 18, 1998

1. Ancient Swamp Creatures Marker

Inscription. Tiny horses and hippopotamus-like animals once roamed a more humid Big Bend. For a glimpse into the parks tropical past, take a short trail to the fossil bone display and the overlook beyond.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Paleontology.

Location. 29° 25.142′ N, 103° 8.245′ W. Marker is in Big Bend National Park, Texas, in Brewster County. Marker is on Fossil Bone Exhibit Road, 0.2 miles east of Main Park Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Big Bend National Park TX 79834, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A Vision for the Parks (approx. 7.6 miles away); Stephen Tyng Mather (approx. 14.3 miles away); Black Gap Wildlife Management Area (approx. 14.9 miles away).

Also see . . . Big Bend National Park. National Park Service (Submitted on July 5, 2016.)

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Big Bend National Park desert image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 18, 1998

2. Big Bend National Park desert

Boquillas Mexico road sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 18, 1998

3. Boquillas Mexico road sign

Sign at the entrance to Big Bend National Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 18, 1998

4. Sign at the entrance to Big Bend National Park

Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 512 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 5, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.