41°48′39″N 105°48′24″W / 41.81083°N 105.80667°W Allen L. Cook Spring Creek Preserve is a 4,700-acre (19 km2) nature reserve considered to be one of the richest cache of undisturbed dinosaur fossils in North America.[1] It is located near the village of Rock River, Wyoming some 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Laramie. The Preserve contains the outcrops of the Morrison, Sundance, and Cloverly formations.[2]
The preserve was established in December 2005 when rancher Allen L. Cook donated the land to the University of Pittsburgh,[3] which uses it for research and educational purposes, in partnership with the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and the University of Wyoming.[4]
The University of Pittsburgh Honors College typically offers field study in paleontology, ecology, and archaeology as well as intensive are courses in conjunction with the Department of Studio Arts.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Gray, Kristy (October 12, 2019). "Another Jurassic park?". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- ^ "Pitt Honors College Receives 4,700 Acres of Wyoming Land Teeming With Dinosaur Fossils". Pitt Chronicle. January 30, 2006. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Gugliotta, Guy (August 13, 2016). "Jurassic Park". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- ^ Hopey, Don (June 24, 2007). "Dinosaurs are gone, but their bones are all about". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "Wyoming Field Studies". University of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on August 21, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ^ "Pitt Presents Studio Arts Wyoming Field Study Exhibition Jan. 12-28" (Press release). University of Pittsburgh. January 7, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2013.