Dinosaur National Monument
USA /
Colorado /
Dinosaur /
World
/ USA
/ Colorado
/ Dinosaur
World / United States / Colorado
national park, fossil park
Dinosaur National Monument is an American national monument located on the southeast flank of the Uinta Mountains. Originally preserved in 1915 to protect its famous Dinosaur Quarry, the monument was greatly expanded in 1938 to include its wealth of natural history. The park contains over 800 paleontological sites and has fossils of dinosaurs including Allosaurus, Deinonychus, Abydosaurus, and various sauropods.
www.nps.gov/dino/
www.nps.gov/carto/hfc/carto/media/DINOmap1.pdf
www.nps.gov/dino/
www.nps.gov/carto/hfc/carto/media/DINOmap1.pdf
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_National_Monument
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Coordinates: 40°34'13"N 108°55'13"W
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