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The Dinosaur Ridge is a section the Morrison Fossil Area National Natural Landmark that is famous for its dinosaur fossils. Situated in part of the Dakota Hogback in Jefferson County, the rocks on the west side of Dinosaur Ridge form part of the Morrison Formation of a Jurassic age where Arthur Lakes discovered the dinosaur bones in 1877, including Allosaurus, Apatosaurus, Diplodocus, and Stegosaurus. The east side of Dinosaur Ridge features rocks that boast hundreds of dinosaur footprints which were found in 1937 and include theropod tracks, and Iguanodon-like prints. The Dinosaur Ridge Exhibit Hall can be found on the site and features fascinating exhibits about the dinosaurs found at the site and visitors can follow interpretive signed trails around the area that explain the local geology and paleo-ecology, trace fossils, a volcanic ash bed, and other geologic and paleontological features.
16831 W Alameda Pkwy, Morrison, CO 80465-9703, Phone: 303-697-3466
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