Description
What is the Agate Fossil Beds water bottle?
This is a 20 oz stainless steel water bottle with a design specific to Agate Fossil Beds National Monument in Nebraska. A yellow fossil skeleton sits beneath the monument’s name on the front. Labeled skulls and a repeating green diamond pattern continue around the gray and black body.
It is a useful souvenir for someone who came home from Agate still thinking about the animals in the visitor center exhibits. Fill it for the drive to work, keep it at your desk, or take it along on your next park visit. The fossil artwork gives you something to look at beyond the park name.
What is included?
One stainless steel bottle with its black lid. The lid has a drinking spout that flips up for sipping and folds down when you are finished. A loop at the side gives you a place to hold the bottle by the lid.
The gallery includes front and back views, close-ups of the fossil artwork, and two views of the lid. The close-ups show the smaller labels and the pattern that wraps around the bottle.
Specifications
- Capacity: 20 oz
- Bottle body: stainless steel
- Color: gray and black with yellow fossil artwork and green diamonds
- Lid: black, with a flip-up drinking spout and carry loop
- Design: Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska
Who is this for?
This bottle is for Agate visitors who want a souvenir they can use between trips. It also makes a practical gift for a fossil enthusiast, especially someone interested in the prehistoric mammals of the Great Plains.
For more about the place behind the design, read our Agate Fossil Beds fossil guide.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the bottle hold?
It holds 20 oz. That is the bottle’s liquid capacity, not its empty weight.
What is the bottle made of?
The bottle body is stainless steel. It comes with the black drinking-spout lid shown in the photos.
What animals are named in the artwork?
The printed skull labels include Stenomylus, Moropus, and Dinohyus. The yellow skeleton on the front sits between the Agate Fossil Beds name and National Monument lettering.
Are these dinosaur fossils?
Agate is known for Miocene mammal fossils. The National Park Service describes Stenomylus as a small camel, Moropus as a distant relative of the horse, and Dinohyus as the former name for Daeodon. These are prehistoric mammals.
How does the lid work?
Lift the drinking spout to sip, then fold it back down. The carry loop is built into the side of the lid. The lid close-ups in the gallery show both the spout and the loop.
Can I refill a water bottle at Agate Fossil Beds?
Yes. The National Park Service lists a filtered, chilled water bottle refill station near the visitor center restrooms. Fill up before heading out to explore the monument.
Does buying this support national parks?
BHPFA is the official nonprofit partner of Wind Cave National Park, Jewel Cave National Monument, Scotts Bluff National Monument, and Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, as well as the Black Hills National Forest and Nebraska National Forests & Grasslands. Proceeds from every purchase support education programs, conservation projects, and visitor services at these sites.
More from Agate Fossil Beds
Pair the bottle with the Agate Fossil Beds Dinohyus Pin, or browse the Agate Fossil Beds store for more books and keepsakes.
