Garden Park, Colorado

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Garden Park, Colorado is a renowned fossil-rich area near Cañon City known for its significant Late Jurassic dinosaur discoveries within the Morrison Formation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fossil locality
geologic site
administrativeDivision Fremont County
age approximately 150 million years old (deposits)
continent North America
country United States of America
discoveryType dinosaur bonebeds
vertebrate fossils
ecosystemType semi-arid upland
fossilRange Late Jurassic
geologicFormation Morrison Formation
geologicPeriod Late Jurassic
hasScientificFieldwork paleontology
hasStratigraphy Morrison Formation
surface form: Morrison Formation dinosaur-bearing beds
knownFor dinosaur fossils
historic dinosaur quarries
sauropod dinosaur fossils
stegosaur fossils
theropod fossils
lithology mudstone
sandstone
locatedIn Fremont County, Colorado
locatedNear Cañon City
surface form: Cañon City, Colorado
nearbyCity Cañon City
surface form: Cañon City, Colorado
notableFor contribution to understanding Morrison Formation dinosaurs
paleontologicalSignificance major Late Jurassic dinosaur locality in North America
partOf Front Range, Colorado
surface form: Front Range region of Colorado
region south-central Colorado
rockUnit Morrison Formation
state Colorado

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Morrison Formation notableLocality Garden Park, Colorado
Allosaurus fossilSite Garden Park, Colorado
Ceratosaurus fossilTypeLocality Garden Park, Colorado