Dino Ridge’s First-Ever Director of Paleontology, Amy Atwater, Named President-Elect of the Colorado Scientific Society
Morrison, Colorado – [January 27, 2025] – Dinosaur Ridge, one of the world’s premier fossil sites located in Morrison, Colorado, is...
Friends of Dinosaur Ridge Renames Building the Martin G. Lockley Discovery Center
[GOLDEN, CO, March 17, 2024] - On what would've been his 74th birthday, the late paleontologist Martin Lockley had a building owned by the...
World renowned paleontologist who co-founded Dinosaur Ridge and advanced understanding of dinosaur behavior has died
[MORRISON, CO, November 25, 2023] - Before Dr. Martin G. Lockley set his sights on studying the footprints of dinosaurs, the scientific field...
66-million-year-old dinosaur footprint exposed in Colorado clay mine rescued in the nick of time
A four-toed footprint likely made by a Triceratops during the Late Cretaceous in what is now Golden, Colorado was close to joining the fate of...
Old school paleo artist paints the picture of Jurassic life and landscapes for Dinosaur Ridge visitors
Renowned paleo artitst Jan Vriesen presents two original paintings of iconic fossil sites at Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, Colorado as geologists interpreted them to look in the Jurassic time period.
Photogrammetry project to gauge erosion on Dinosaur Ridge underway
Erosion is damaging America's #1 dinosaur tracksite, but to what degree and how quickly are unknowns. New mapping efforts will set the...
Horseshoe Crab tracks found on Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, Colorado
A new staircase and viewing platform at Dinosaur Ridge gives visitors a closeup view of an ancient waterway called Crocodile Creek. Scratch marks from crocodilians and a dinosaur trackway are preserved in the Cretaceous sandstone.
Crocodile Was Top Predator At Newly Opened Prehistoric Site On Dinosaur Ridge
A new staircase and viewing platform at Dinosaur Ridge gives visitors a closeup view of an ancient waterway called Crocodile Creek. Scratch marks from crocodilians and a dinosaur trackway are preserved in the Cretaceous sandstone.
Colorado License Plates Go Prehistoric
MORRISON, Colo., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The state with one of the most recognizable standard vehicle license plates in the country,...
Friends of Dinosaur Ridge Seek to Preserve Fossil Site
Nearly miraculous conditions are required for fossils to form and last millions of years. Once lost to erosion, they're gone forever. The...
Dinosaur attractions brace for impact with the release of “65”
The release of the movie trailer for the science fiction thriller “65” starring Adam Driver signals the start of a new wave of dinosaur...
America’s National Natural Landmarks Program Keeps Going, Growing and Succeeding
As the decline of biodiversity continues to reshape life on Earth, a program started by the Department of the Interior in 1962 has quietly...