Explore Colorado Dinosaur Ridge
Head just 20 minutes west of Denver and you can walk in the steps of dinosaurs. It really is a trek through time at Dinosaur Ridge, just off Alameda Parkway in Morrison. Dinosaur Ridge is famous for its tracks site. There are over 320 tracks from different types of dinosaurs in a fairly small area. The tracks are easy to see and there’s even one area where you can literally walk in the footprints of dinosaurs. A hundred million years ago, instead of the ridge and foothills that are there now, the area was a flat sandy beach with rivers flowing into the ocean.
At one, about 92 million years ago, everything in Colorado was underwater. There’s proof of that with ripple marks at Dinosaur Ridge and you can also find seashells in the Morrison and Golden areas, among other spots in Colorado.
On the other side of the ridge, which is right across from the 300 million year old Red Rocks, is an area where you can see the evidence of rivers that were like braided rivers in a swamp or bog area that flowed into the ocean. You can see the stream channels, bones in boulders and rocks, and even a cross section view, or sideways view, of dinosaur footprints. The sandstone on the river side of the ridge is finer than the tracks site side.
Just a short drive away and right across from the Colorado School of Mines in Golden is the 1.5 mile Tricertops Trail. On the trail, you can climb in and out of the areas that were clay pits that have been mined. Left of the sandstone, you can see entire ecosystems from plant fossils to even some T-Rex tracks. It’s free to visit the Triceratops Trail. Just make sure you are wearing comfy shoes and clothes for the walk in and out of pits.
At Dinosaur Ridge, shuttle bus tours last 45 minutes. The tour is $4 for ages 4 and up. Entry into the exhibit hall at the visitor center is $1 for ages 4 and up. Children ages 3 and under are free for both.
Summer camps are back this year at Dinosaur Ridge. They are offered several weeks this summer. Cost is $275 for members and $300 for non-members. Yearly family memberships are $40 and individual is $25.
If you want a great hike, then head up on the Dakota Ridge Trail on top of Dinosaur Ridge. It’s about 2.2 miles from the trailhead at Dinosaur Ridge over to the parking lot near I-70. Just watch out for rattlesnakes along the top of the ridge, just like you’ll find hiking in other spots like Green Mountain and even in Red Rocks Park.
Western Interior Seaway - Dinosaur Ridge, Morrison, Colorado
Dinosaur Ridge is one of the world's most famous dinosaur fossil areas. It was around 1877 that some of the best-known dinosaur fossils were found there, including Apatosaurus, Diplodocus, Stegosaurus, and Allosaurus.
In 1973, the area was recognized for its uniqueness as well as its historical and scientific significance when it was designated the Morrison Fossil Area National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service. Friends of Dinosaur Ridge was formed in 1989 to address increasing concerns regarding the preservation of the site and to offer educational programs.
The rocks on the west side of Dinosaur Ridge are part of the widespread Morrison Formation from the Jurassic age. It was here, in 1877, where Arthur Lakes discovered dinosaur bones. Fifteen quarries were opened along the Dakota hogback in the Morrison area in search of fossils.
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Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, Colorado
This video is about the Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, Colorado.
Dinosaur Ridge Footprints Morrison Colorado
Dinosaur footprints among others.
Explore Your Wonder at Dinosaur Ridge
People from all over the world come to see dinosaur tracks, touch dinosaur bones, study prehistoric fossils, and wonder about the age of the dinosaurs. Explore your wonder at Dinosaur Ridge! dinoridge.org
Dinosaur Ridge, Colorado Video
Here are some cool pics that I took on the top of a Dinosaur Ridge in Colorado. this mountain has a very impressive array of dinosaur tracks left as trace fossils in the mountain rocks. From the mountain, you can also see the breath-taking Red Rock Amphitheatre.
Dinosaur Ridge
Short walk up Dinosaur Ridge in Colorado with my dad and dog LuLu.
Colorado Dinosaur Excavations - Fossil Death Pose
Carl Baugh, director of the Creation Evidence Museum discusses the Colorado Dinosaur Excavations - Fossil Death Pose.
Dinosaur Ridge: Western Interior Seaway
Recorded on November 5, 2010 using a Flip Video camcorder.
Creation Evidence Museum 2016 Colorado Dinosaur Excavations - Introduction
Colorado Dinosaur Excavations - Fossil Density
Denver Colorado - Trip to Dinosaur Ridge
- This was the day before the EN event, I decided to go check out Dinosaur Ridge...I went there by bus, and well...the rest of the day turned out to be quite the adventure.
Denver Colorado - Trip to Dinosaur Ridge - Part 03
- FINALLY made it to Dinosaur Ridge and man, with the route I took, and the amount of water I had on me, it was a CRAZY trek just to get there...How I got home is a story in itself. All nearby buses stopped coming by at 5pm and it was like 8...I was also 1-2 hours away from my hotel by bus! O_o
Monument Valley, land of the Dine (Navajo) Nation, feral horses, dinosaur tracks.
In late Fall, during a week of cold, sunny days, Greg Feet and Patricia Sparks explored the land of the Dine (Di-NAH), or Navajo, people, by car but mostly on foot. We saw dinosaur tracks, feral horses, native American rock art or petroglyphs, and amazing geological structures. The Dine people impressed us the most, with their sincere kindness and good nature.
Dinosaur Hill in Fruita, Colorado
My photos and write-up about Dinosaur Hill:
Colorado floods Morrison, Colorado
2013 floods via YouTube Capture
Ichnology: Dinosaur Footprints and Other Animal Traces from the Past
In Conversation with Dr. Anthony J Martin on Ichnology: Dinosaur Footprints and Other Animal Traces from the Past.
Brian Switek was fortunate to get a few minutes alone to chat with Dr. Anthony J Martin at the 2014 Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting in Berlin, Germany about his research in Ichnology ... tracks, traces, burrows, nests, and all of the indirect evidence that animals have left. Time to put on our Ichnovision!
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Tracing Our Way Through the Video:
00:08 - What is an Ichnologist?
00:42 - Australian Fossilized Bird Tracks
01:20 - Cretaceous Dinosaur Burrow
02:20 - Ichnovision
02:52 - Why Paleonotology?
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This Paleo Talk comes directly to you from the 2014 Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting in Berlin, Germany. To learn more about the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, visit
You can connect with Dr. Anthony J Martin on twitter at: and read about his discoveries at
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All beautifully captured on film by Brian Switek and edited by Sun Gill.
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5 Best Places To Find Dinosaur Bones & Fossils
5 best places to find dinosaur bones & fossils. We countdown the 5 best places to find dinosaur bones & fossils. he most dinosaur fossils and the greatest variety of species have been found high in the deserts and badlands of North America, China and Argentina.
Desert environments keep fossils from being covered by plant matter, and without trees and soil, sand and rock are all that stand between an archaeologist and a 100 million year old pile of mineralized dinosaur. In this video we countdown the 5 best places to find dinosaurs fossils.
Number 5 - Glen Rose Texas
Number 4 - Elmo Utah
Number 3 - South Hadley Massachusetts
Number 2 - Fossil National Monument United States
Number 1 - Petrified Forest National Park
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DINOSAUR, COLORADO
A film from a town in the far west of Colorado, by Maya Lundin & Tomas Hulenvik. Music by Element.