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The dino lab at Dinosaur Journey. This is where the fossils found in the field are cleaned, restored and identified.
What does a 152 million year old dinosaur grave site look like?
The tooth of a giant prehistoric shark! 3 million years old.
The flesh from this dinosaur was ripped away with the sharp claws of a predator. We can see the evidence in the claw marks it left on the bone. 152 million years.
This Camarasaurus died as a juvenile. It was only a few years old. Imagine just how fast these dinosaurs grew! 152 million years old.
The fearsome Alice the Allosaurus! 152 million years old.
Dinosaur Journey from the upper platform. Thousands of years of history right before your eyes!
The leg of this Brachiosaurus leg barely fits in the building! It's 18 feet tall. How tall do you think the rest of the dinosaur was? 152 million years old.
A juvenile Koskinonodon, formerly called a Buettneria, skull. These Triassic period amphibian would have looked like giant salamanders. 210 million years old.
Fossilized herring. 55 million years old.
A cast of a long tailed turtle. 55 million years old.
Fruitadens has a special place in Fruita. It's the only place this tiny plant eating dinosaur has been found! 152 million years old.
Dinosaur Journey's dig pit!
Fossilized shells. 95 million years old.
A cast of a prehistoric mammal jaw.
Do you see the groves on thigh bone. These are claw marks form a meat eating dinosaur! 152 million years old.
T. rex! 65 million years old.
Dinosaur footprint! 195 million years old.
Fossilized turtle shell.
Allosaurus tooth. 152 million years old.
Gar fish at Dinosaur Journey. Modern!
Scallop shell.
Camarasaurus. 152 million years old.
One of the largest Triceratops skulls ever found!65 million years old.
Mymoorapelta is special because it was firs found in the Grand Valley. 152 million years old.
Gars are an example of a species that has evolved little since prehistoric times. Modern!
Test your skills at the Dinosaur Journey Dig Pit.
The state dinosaur welcomes you to Dinosaur Journey.
A cast of a dinosaur foot print! We know this one was a carnivore. Do you know why? 200 million years old.
Dilophosaurus was made popular after it appeared on the film Jurassic Park. The movie got a lot wrong but you can still see him at Dinosaur Journey.
Camarasaurus skull. 152 million years old.
The terrifying Utahraptor. 112 million years old.
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