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Article: A Window on the Mesozoic Era: DINOSAUR RIDGE, Morrison, Colorado.
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- Rocks & Minerals
- Article date:
- September 1, 1998
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One of the country's best localities to see dinosaur tracks and bones is located on the western edge of the Denver metropolitan area.
Dinosaur Ridge has a history dating back to 1877 and is well known to students of paleontology, but until about ten years ago, familiarity with the site was confined to local geologists and a few long-time area residents. Within the past decade, however, the area has been studied, publicized, and made available as a wonderful outdoor teaching and education site. This has been due to the efforts of the Dinosaur Trackers Research Group at the University of Colorado at Denver, combined with a volunteer organization, the Friends of ...