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Fig 4. Remaining deposits of Fossil Lake sediments of the Green River Formation are illustrated in gray with highly-fossiliferous, deep-water, laminated limestone deposits of Eocene Fossil Lake in southwest Wyoming and poorly-fossiliferous, shallow-water, non-laminated limestones in northeast Utah and southeast Idaho. Eleven of more than 20 fossil quarries are still active today. Three active quarries (A, B and D) and one inactive quarry (C) have produced fossil bats currently held in public institutions. All other historic and active quarry locations are marked by small black dots. American Fossil Quarry (A) yielded I. gunnelli (AMNH.FM.145747 and ROM.52666), I. index (AMNH.FM.125000 and AMNH.FM.144215), I. cf index (WDC-CGR-115) and O. finneyi (AMNH.FM.142467 and ROM.55351). Thompson Ranch north quarry (B) yielded I. index (FMNH.PM.62096 and HMNS.PV.001468). The Holland brother's quarry (C) was active for only one season in the mid-1930s and yielded I. index (YPM-PU.18150). The Smith Hollow quarry (D) yielded a poorly preserved and unidentified specimen (FOBU13777). Most bat specimens were recovered from two quarries operating continuously since the 1980s in nearshore deposits. A combination of proximity to the eastern shore and a large volume of rock excavated is the most probable explanation for the greater number of bat fossils being discovered in those locations. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283505.g004