Share the stunning discovery of America’s prehistoric animals.

Over ten million years ago, the North American landscape teemed with camels, rhinos, zebras, and other animals we normally picture roaming the grasslands of Africa today. What were they doing here, and why did they die out?

The stunning answer came when a paleontologist, Dr. Mike Voorhies, unearthed animal skeletons in Nebraska almost perfectly preserved in volcanic ash. A massive volcano had erupted, devastating a vast section of the west and burying thousands of prehistoric mammals under ten feet of ash. His findings suggest the Great Plains were once a vast savannah populated by astounding, diverse creatures.

Work alongside Dr. Voorhies as he excavates these skeletons dating back to the Miocene epoch. Watch as artists recreate the amazing range of fauna that once gathered at the site, and trace the events that led to the sudden extinction of these creatures. Visit the state park where visitors can watch scientists carefully unearth precious, nearly intact fossils, the victims of a colossal ancient catastrophe. And discover the strange animals and the clues to the disaster that lie buried in ash.