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Researchers study largest ever Green River mammal fossil

LARAMIE — A rare fossil discovered near Kemmerer — of what is possibly a new genus and almost definitely the first of its species found in the area — is being prepared for further study with help from a wide range of individuals in Wyoming and beyond

LARAMIE — A rare fossil discovered near Kemmerer — of what is possibly a new genus and almost definitely the first of its species found in the area — is being prepared for further study with help from a wide range of individuals in Wyoming and beyond.

The tapir-like, or tapiromorph creature — preserved for roughly 50 million years in the Green River Formation — was discovered in 2016 by Rick Hebdo...