Late Jurassic Time

Late Jurassic Time (HM2CJL)

Location: Morrison, CO 80465 Jefferson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 40.714', W 105° 11.715'

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This is part of the Morrison Formation accumulated around 150 million
years ago. Monsoonal (seasonal) rains caused flooding which dotted the terrain
with small lakes, ponds, and braided streams. These served as watering holes
in the drier times. This part of Colorado may have had a climate much like that of
the savannah in Africa today.
This present day map shows the wide distribution of the Morrison Formation in
North America. Many of the major Late Jurassic dinosaur quarries are in
Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, as the key shows below.
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HM NumberHM2CJL
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Date Added Sunday, October 21st, 2018 at 5:03pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)13S E 483255 N 4392100
Decimal Degrees39.67856667, -105.19525000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 40.714', W 105° 11.715'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 40' 42.84" N, 105° 11' 42.9" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)303, 720
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2113 Co Rd 93, Morrison CO 80465, US
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