by Kristen Kidd | Jan 26, 2025 | Dino Ridge News
Morrison, Colorado – [January 27, 2025] – Dinosaur Ridge, one of the world’s premier fossil sites located in Morrison, Colorado, is proud to announce the recent appointment of Amy Atwater as its first-ever Director of Paleontology. Additionally, the...
by Kristen Kidd | Mar 25, 2024 | Dino Ridge News
[GOLDEN, CO, March 17, 2024] – On what would’ve been his 74th birthday, the late paleontologist Martin Lockley had a building owned by the nonprofit he co-founded named in his honor. Last November 25, the world renowned dinosaur trace fossil researcher and...
by Kristen Kidd | Nov 26, 2023 | Dino Ridge News
[MORRISON, CO, November 25, 2023] – Before Dr. Martin G. Lockley set his sights on studying the footprints of dinosaurs, the scientific field known as paleoichnology attracted little respect. The tall talkative paleontologist with the English accent, Welsh birth...
by Kristen Kidd | Nov 8, 2023 | Dino Ridge News
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 its long-gone maker. Gravity and erosion were conspiring to break the sandstone footprint into unrecognizable pieces, but a...
by Kristen Kidd | Nov 8, 2023 | Dino Ridge News
Paleontology themed art, like much of today’s new artwork, is increasingly a human and technological collaboration. The few so-called paleo artists who create art without the aid of digital tools are heading the way of the dinosaurs. One such renowned museum...
by Kristen Kidd | Sep 18, 2023 | Dino Ridge News
Erosion is damaging America’s #1 dinosaur tracksite, but to what degree and how quickly are unknowns. New mapping efforts will set the baseline for measuring how much wind, water, plant life, and gravity are conspiring to wipe away footprints made millions of...
by Kristen Kidd | Aug 12, 2023 | Dino Ridge News
MORRISON, Colo., Aug. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — While scientists grapple with efforts to protect America’s declining horseshoe crab population, tracks of their prehistoric ancestors are being identified in surprising places that show how long these ancient...
by Kristen Kidd | Jun 4, 2023 | Dino Ridge News
[MORRISON, CO, June 4, 2023] – The landlocked state known for its towering Rocky Mountains and sprawling plains once featured dramatically different landscapes as seen in its geological formations. One of the more astonishing prehistoric Colorado sites is in...
by Kristen Kidd | May 25, 2023 | Dino Ridge News
MORRISON, Colo., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The state with one of the most recognizable standard vehicle license plates in the country, featuring a green and white mountain range image, will soon offer drivers a stylized plate unlike any seen on American...
by Kristen Kidd | Mar 20, 2023 | Dino Ridge News
Nearly miraculous conditions are required for fossils to form and last millions of years. Once lost to erosion, they’re gone forever. The location paleontologists have ranked as the #1 dinosaur tracksite in America is home to hundreds of irreplaceable trace and...
