Shell (Wyoming)
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| Location in Wyoming | |||
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wyoming | ||
| County : | Big Horn County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 32 ′ N , 107 ° 47 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) | ||
| Residents : | 191 (as of:) | ||
| Height : | 1286 m | ||
| Postal code : | 82441 | ||
| FIPS : | 56-69700 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1602866 | ||
Shell is an unincorporated town in Big Horn County in the US state of Wyoming . The place is important as an important site of fossils , the so-called Howe Quarry . The best known find is the Allosaurus " Big Al ".
geography
Shell's geographic coordinates are 44 ° 32 ' N , 107 ° 47' W (44.53556, −107.77917). The city lies at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains , at the exit of Shell Canyon .