Rabbit Valley (Colorado) Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/CNAP/Visit_a_State_Natural_Area/Rabbit_Valley_Visitable_Area_CNAP.pdf
  2. Web site: Paleontological Heritage – Western Colorado Heritage . 2023-07-26 . en-US.
  3. 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 . en-US . 37–44.
  4. https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/CNAP/Visit_a_State_Natural_Area/Rabbit_Valley_Visitable_Area_CNAP.pdf