Badlands

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Badlands National Park

Badlands National Park, South Dakota

Tour South Dakota's Black Hills to find rich fossil deposits amid eroded hills and gullies

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region, South Dakota, United States

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Tour South Dakota's Black Hills to find rich fossil deposits amid eroded hills and gullies

Tour South Dakota's Black Hills to find rich fossil deposits amid eroded hills and gullies

The Black Hills, including the Badlands, in South Dakota

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Badlands National Park

Badlands National Park

Badlands National Park, southwestern South Dakota.

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Badlands National Park, South Dakota

Badlands National Park, South Dakota

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