Rabbit Valley | |
Map: | Colorado#USA |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | Mesa County, Colorado, United States |
Nearest City: | Grand Junction, CO |
Coordinates: | 39.1717°N -109.0207°W |
Area Acre: | 280 |
Area Ref: | [1] |
Governing Body: | Bureau of Land Management |
Website: | https://www.blm.gov/visit/rabbit-valley-trail-through-time |
Rabbit Valley is a valley located in northwestern Mesa County, Colorado, United States. The site was discovered by a local Colorado couple in 1981[2] 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.[3] [4] Rabbit Valley is accessed by Interstate 70/U.S. Route 6/U.S. Route 50.