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has gloss | eng: Makoshika State Park (Sioux Ma-ko-shi-ka or bad earth) is the largest of Montana's state parks at more than 11,000 acres (45 km²). It is located east of Glendive. The park contains spectacular badlands which conceal dinosaur fossils. The park contains rock from the Hell Creek Formation and dinosaurs such as Triceratops are found there. In 1997 a fossil Thescelosaurus was found at Makoshika by an expedition led by Jack Horner and Bob Harmon. Birds such as the turkey vultures, prairie falcons and eagles make their homes here. There is a visitor center with a small museum on the geology and local fossils. |
lexicalization | eng: Makoshika State Park |
instance of | e/List of Montana state parks |
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has gloss | deu: Der Makoshika State Park liegt südöstlich von Glendive im Dawson County des US-Bundesstaats Montana. Er befindet sich auf einer Höhe von 736 m und ist mit einer Fläche von 47 km² der größte State Park von Montana. Ma-ko-shi-ka bedeutet in der Sprache der Sioux-Indianer in etwa schlechte Erde, Badlands. |
lexicalization | deu: Makoshika State Park |
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geo loc | geographic location 47.06166666666666 -104.68388888888889 |
media:img | Makoshika rocks.jpg |
media:img | Makoshika view.jpg |
media:img | Thescelosaurus skeleton.jpg |
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