Cleveland-Lloyd Quarry
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Cleveland-Lloyd Quarry is a renowned fossil site in central Utah famous for its exceptionally dense concentration of Jurassic dinosaur bones, particularly those of Allosaurus.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dinosaur quarry
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fossil site ⓘ paleontological site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry
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Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
Allosaurus
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Apatosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Camarasaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ceratosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Stegosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Stokesosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Torvosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ ornithischian dinosaurs ⓘ sauropod dinosaurs ⓘ theropod dinosaurs ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discoveredIn | 1920s ⓘ |
| dominantTaxon | Allosaurus fragilis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Brigham Young University
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Princeton University NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
abundant Allosaurus fossils
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dense concentration of dinosaur bones ⓘ |
| firstMajorExcavations | 1930s ⓘ |
| formation | Morrison Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Late Jurassic ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Jurassic ⓘ |
| hasOnsiteFacility |
museum exhibits
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visitor center ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Emery County, Utah
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Utah ⓘ central Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Price, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | unusual predator-prey ratio in fossil assemblage ⓘ |
| numberOfFossilsRecovered | over 12000 bones ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| paleontologicalSignificance |
important for studying dinosaur taphonomy
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important for understanding Allosaurus biology ⓘ largest known concentration of Jurassic theropod bones ⓘ |
| partOf | Jurassic National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchTopics |
dinosaur death assemblage hypotheses
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paleoecology of the Morrison Formation ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnit | Brushy Basin Member of the Morrison Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | on tentative list for World Heritage nomination ⓘ |
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