Historical Marker

World's Largest Buffalo

Historical marker location:
404 Louis L, Jamestown, North Dakota
( Marker is on Louis Lamour Lane.)
Marker installed: 1959

North Dakota was once home to a massive inland sea, known as the Western Interior Seaway, which covered much of the state during the Late Cretaceous period around 80 million years ago. Fossils from marine creatures that lived in this sea can still be found in the state today.