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The Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry is well known for having the densest concentration of Jurassic dinosaur fossils ever found. It is a paleontological site near Cleveland, Utah. The quarry is in a part of the geological layers known as the Morrison Formation.
Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry | |
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Map of Utah | |
Location | Emery County, Utah |
Nearest city | Cleveland |
Coordinates | 39.32282°N 110.68951°W |
Governing body | Bureau of Land Management |
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U.S. National Natural Landmark | |
Designated | 1965 |
Well over 15,000 bones have been excavated from this Jurassic excavation site. There are many thousands more awaiting excavation and study. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in October 1965.[1]
All of these bones, belonging to different species, are found disarticulated and mixed together. Perhaps this strong concentration of mixed fossilised bones is due to a "predator trap". No scientific consensus has been reached yet and debates continue to the present day.[2][3]
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