Grand River Valley, Colorado
E920374
Grand River Valley in Colorado is a fossil-rich region of the American West known for yielding important dinosaur remains, including the holotype specimen of Brachiosaurus.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
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valley ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
Brachiosaurus altithorax
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sauropod dinosaurs ⓘ stegosaurian dinosaurs ⓘ theropod dinosaurs ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Late Jurassic ⓘ |
| hasDiscovery | holotype of Brachiosaurus altithorax ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | semi-arid landscape ⓘ |
| hasNaturalHeritageStatus | region of paleontological interest ⓘ |
| hasResourceType | fossil locality ⓘ |
| hasRockType | sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| hasRockUnit | Jurassic formations ⓘ |
| hasScientificActivity |
stratigraphic study
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vertebrate fossil excavation ⓘ |
| hasScientificField | paleontology ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfUse |
educational fieldwork site
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scientific research ⓘ |
| importance | key site for understanding Jurassic dinosaur faunas of North America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dinosaur fossils
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fossil-rich deposits ⓘ holotype specimen of Brachiosaurus ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American West
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Colorado ⓘ western Colorado ⓘ |
| paleontologicalSignificance | important dinosaur-bearing locality ⓘ |
| partOf |
Colorado Plateau region (broad sense)
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Rocky Mountain region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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