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Dinosaur Ridge I-70 section , Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 39.7013,-105.202 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Colorado, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Jefferson County, Colorado, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Dinosaur Ridge I-70 section (0.0) | Houck K. J. (2001) | Morrison | conglomerate | 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic | |
Dinosaur Ridge I-70 section (19.0) | Houck K. J. (2001) | Morrison | siltstone | 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic | |
Dinosaur Ridge I-70 section (78.75) | Houck K. J. (2001) | Morrison | approximately the same stratigraphic level as the major dinosaur-bearing horizon along Alameda Parkway | sandstone | 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
Dinosaur Ridge I-70 section (80.25) | Houck K. J. (2001) | Morrison | sandstone | 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic | |
Dinosaur Ridge I-70 section (81.25) | Houck K. J. (2001) | Morrison | sandstone | 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic | |
Dinosaur Ridge I-70 section (82.25) | Houck K. J. (2001) | Morrison | sandstone | 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Dinosauria order | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria | 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
Sauropoda unranked clade | Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda | 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
References
Houck K. J. (2001) Sedimentology and stratigraphy of the Morrison Formation in the Dinosaur Ridge area near Morrison, Colorado, The Mountain Geologist 38 3, 97-110 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!