Rabbit Valley (Colorado)

For the valley of Georgia and Tennessee, see Rabbit Valley (Georgia-Tennessee).

Rabbit Valley
Map showing the location of Rabbit Valley
Map showing the location of Rabbit Valley
Map showing the location of Rabbit Valley
Map showing the location of Rabbit Valley
LocationMesa County, Colorado, United States
Nearest cityGrand Junction, CO
Coordinates39°10′17.94″N 109°1′14.40″W / 39.1716500°N 109.0206667°W / 39.1716500; -109.0206667
Area280 acres (110 ha)[1]
Governing bodyBureau of Land Management
Website[1]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Rabbit Valley - Colorado State Natural Area" (PDF). Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  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". Paleontology and Geology of the Dinosaur Triangle, 1987. Grand Junction Geological Society: 37–44.
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