Rabbit Valley (Colorado)

Rabbit Valley
Rabbit Valley
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)
Governing body	Bureau of Land Management
Website

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]^[5] Rabbit Valley is accessed by Interstate 70/U.S. Route 6/U.S. Route 50.

References

^ https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/CNAP/Visit_a_State_Natural_Area/Rabbit_Valley_Visitable_Area_CNAP.pdf
^ 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": 37–44. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/CNAP/Visit_a_State_Natural_Area/Rabbit_Valley_Visitable_Area_CNAP.pdf

External links

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[1] ttps://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/CNAP/Visit_a_State_Natural_Area/Rabbit_Valley_Visitable_Area_CNAP.pdf

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rabbit Valley

[3] "Paleontological Heritage – Western Colorado Heritage". Retrieved July 26, 2023.

[4] 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": 37–44. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[5] ttps://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/CNAP/Visit_a_State_Natural_Area/Rabbit_Valley_Visitable_Area_CNAP.pdf

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Rabbit Valley

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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 / 39.1716500; -109.0206667
Area	280 acres (110 ha)^[1]
Governing body	Bureau of Land Management
Website