Rabbit Valley is a valley located in northwestern Mesa County, Colorado, United States.[2] The site was discovered by a local Colorado couple in 1981[3] Rabbit Valley contains numerous prehistoric remains from the Late Jurassic Period. Nearly 4,000 bones have been found here, including Apatosaurus, Camarasaurus, Diplodocus, a supersaurid, a diplodocid.[4][1] Rabbit Valley is accessed by Interstate 70/U.S. Route 6/U.S. Route 50.
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| Location | Mesa County, Colorado, United States |
| Nearest city | Grand Junction, CO |
| Coordinates | 39°10′17.94″N 109°1′14.40″W / 39.1716500°N 109.0206667°W |
| Area | 280 acres (110 ha)[1] |
| Governing body | Bureau of Land Management |
| Website | [1] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Rabbit Valley - Colorado State Natural Area" (PDF). Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rabbit Valley
- ^ "Paleontological Heritage – Western Colorado Heritage". Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ Armstrong, Harley J.; Averett, Walter R.; Averett, Marjorie E.; McReynolds, Elizabeth S.; Wolny, David G. (1987). "Mid-Mesozoic Paleontology of the Rabbit Valley Area, Western Colorado". Paleontology and Geology of the Dinosaur Triangle, 1987. Grand Junction Geological Society: 37–44.
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