A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Dinosaur tracks in Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation at Dinosaur Ridge National Landmark, near Morrison, Colorado |
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| Description | A national landmark, Dinosaur Ridge is located on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains near Morrison, Colorado. The site contains Jurassic dinosaur bones including both Stegosaurus and Apatosaurus, and Cretaceous footprints belonging to ornithopods and theropods. Here we see dinosaur tracks in cross section, probably made by brontosaurs. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Upper Jurassic |
| Lithostratigraphy | Morrison Fm. |
| Geologic province | Rocky Mountains |
| Location | USA ▹ Colorado ▹ Denver. Near Morrison. Dinosaur Ridge. |
| Photographer | Dexter Perkins. 2001-06-29. |
| Collection | E161023991F. |
| Key words | Dinosaur Ridge, Colorado, dinosaur, tracks, Morrison, brontosaur |
| Tech details | 177 KB. Outcrop. Cannon EOS Rebel 55mm. Kodak Elite Chrome 100 ASA. |
| GeoDIL number | 951 |
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