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Dinosaur is a Statutory Town in Moffat County, Colorado, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population was 243, [ 5 ] down from 339 at the 2010 census. Dinosaur is a part of the Craig, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area .
Dinosaur National Monument entrance Map showing the boundaries of Dinosaur National Monument. Dinosaur National Monument is an American national monument located on the southeast flank of the Uinta Mountains [4] on the border between Colorado and Utah at the confluence of the Green and Yampa rivers.
Dinosaur Ridge is a segment of the Dakota Hogback in the Morrison Fossil Area National Natural Landmark located in Jefferson County, Colorado, near the town of Morrison and just west of Denver. In 1876, fossil excavation began at Dinosaur Ridge under the direction of Yale paleontologist Dr. Othniel Charles Marsh. [1]
This list of prehistoric sites in the U.S. State of Colorado includes historical and archaeological sites of humans from their earliest times in Colorado to just before the Colorado historic period, which ranges from about 12,000 BC to AD 19th century. The Period is defined by the culture enjoyed at the time, from the earliest hunter-gatherers ...
Steamboat Rock, reaching an elevation of 6,074 ft (1,851 m) is a promontory located in the eastern Uinta Mountains, in Moffat County of northwest Colorado, United States. [2] This iconic landmark of Dinosaur National Monument is situated at the confluence of the Green River and Yampa River.
State Highway 64 (SH 64) is a 74-mile-long (119 km) two-lane state highway connecting the towns of Dinosaur and Meeker in the western part of the U.S. state of Colorado.It is located in both Moffat and Rio Blanco counties. [2]
Theropod footprint at the Purgatoire River dinosaur track site, Picket Wire Canyonlands, Colorado, U.S.A. Interp Panel 1 Interp Panel 2 Interp Panel 3. The Purgatoire River track site, also called the Picketwire Canyonlands tracksite, is one of the largest dinosaur tracksites in North America. [1]
Dry Mesa Quarry, Colorado: A wide variety of fauna, as well as the most diverse set of dinosaurs from any Morrison Formation quarry. The first dig was in 1972, by researchers from Brigham Young University. Unique specimens include the longest dinosaur known, Supersaurus, the chimeric Ultrasauros, and the largest carnivore on the continent ...