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Bollan Quarry, Mesa County, Colorado, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)39.2001,-109.036
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationColorado, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Mesa County, Colorado, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Bollan Quarry, Rabbit ValleyBollan H. R. (1991)Morrison - Brushy Basinlow in Brushy Basin Mbr., 25 ft. above the basesandstone157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Rabbit Valley CamarasaurusArmstrong H. J., Averett W. R., et al (1987)Morrison - Brushy Basinsandstone157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Rabbit Valley IguanodonFoster J. R. (2003)Morrison - Brushy Basinlower part of membersandstone157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Rabbit Valley stop 11Turner C. E., Peterson F. (1999)Morrison - Brushy Basinnot reported157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Camptosaurus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Camptosaurus157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Stegosaurus ungulatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Stegosauridae : Stegosaurus : Stegosaurus ungulatus157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Allosaurus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Allosauridae : Allosaurus157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Camarasaurus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Camarasauridae : Camarasaurus157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Diplodocus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Diplodocidae : Diplodocus157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Supersaurus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Diplodocidae : Supersaurus157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic

References

Armstrong H. J., Averett W. R., et al (1987) Mid-Mesozoic paleontology of the Rabbit Valley area, western Colorado, In W. R. Averett (ed.), Paleontology and Geology of the Dinosaur Triangle: Guidebook for 1987 Field Trip. Museum of Western Colorado, Grand Junction, 37-43
Bollan H. R. (1991) The Bollan Stegosaurus, Guidebook for Dinosaur Quarries and Tracksites Tour, Western Colorado and Eastern Utah, 53-54
Turner C. E., Peterson F. (1999) Biostratigraphy of dinosaurs in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of the Western Interior, U.S.A., Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah, Utah Geological Survey Miscellaneous Publication 99-1, 77-114
Foster J. R. (2003) Paleoecological analysis of the vertebrate fauna of the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic), Rocky Mountain region, U.S.A., New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 23, 1-95
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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