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Layered rock formations of the Badlands are illuminated by warm sunset light in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, with a clear sky above the rugged landscape. Map highlighting the location of the Badlands region in southwestern South Dakota, shown in orange within the state, with surrounding states Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota labeled. An inset globe at the lower left shows the region's position in North America.
Tour South Dakota's Black Hills to find rich fossil deposits amid eroded hills and gullies

Badlands: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: CORE - Badlands: A parallel basin and landscape dynamics model. Aug 04, 2026
Add new Web site: CORE - Badlands: A parallel basin and landscape dynamics model. Nov 30, 2024
Add new Web site: NPS History Electronic Library and Archive - Badlands National Park - Of Time and the Badlands. Oct 03, 2024
Map added. Nov 20, 2023
Media added. Jan 11, 2022
Add new Web site: Smithsonian Channel - The World's First Camels Roamed... South Dakota? Feb 22, 2017
Add new Web site: Sacred Destinations - Badlands, South Dakota, United States. Dec 17, 2014
New article added. Mar 10, 2009
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