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Apple of my Eye

by Dorthea Dustrude
(Great Falls, MT, USA)

I found "Apple of my Eye" under and Apple tree near the Rims of Billings, MT and wish to identify the era. All I've heard is that Billings was a lake a very long time ago.

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Billings Fossils
by: Doug

The rocks around Billings are from the Mesozoic Era. I don't know what the white shells are but the dark one is a brachiopod, possibly a mucrospirifer. During this time Montana was under water many times.

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