Rabbit Valley (Colorado)
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| Location | Mesa County, Colorado, United States |
| Nearest city | Grand Junction, CO |
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| Area | 280 acres (110 ha)[1] |
| Governing body | Bureau 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
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rabbit Valley
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rabbit Valley (Colorado).
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife Rabbit Valley
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