Rabbit Valley (Colorado)

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][5] Rabbit Valley is accessed by Interstate 70/U.S. Route 6/U.S. Route 50.

For the valley of Georgia and Tennessee, see Rabbit Valley (Georgia-Tennessee).

Rabbit Valley
LocationMesa County, Colorado, United States
Nearest cityGrand Junction, CO
Coordinates39°10′17.94″N 109°1′14.40″W
Area280 acres (110 ha)[1]
Governing bodyBureau of Land Management
Website

References
  1. https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/CNAP/Visit_a_State_Natural_Area/Rabbit_Valley_Visitable_Area_CNAP.pdf
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rabbit Valley
  3. "Paleontological Heritage – Western Colorado Heritage". Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  4. Armstrong, Harley J.; Averett, Walter R.; Averett, Marjorie E.; McReynolds, Elizabeth S.; Wolny, David G. (1987). "Mid-Mesozoic Paleontology of the Rabbit Valley Area, Western Colorado": 37–44. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/CNAP/Visit_a_State_Natural_Area/Rabbit_Valley_Visitable_Area_CNAP.pdf
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