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Known as North America's most fertile source of dinosaur fossils, it contains massive deposits of mudstone, sandstone, and limestone from ancient rivers and floodplains.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

The new research focused on "near-natural" rivers -- waterways where flow remains intact or nearly so, with natural floodplains.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

The medium-sized herbivore once roamed the floodplains of what is now the island's south-west coast.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

The plan called for reducing the size of three existing golf courses and opening wide corridors where the river and creeks would spread out in the floodplains and water would percolate into the ground.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

Most known geoglyphs are located not near the floodplains but on higher ground.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann