Colorado’s prehistoric landscape was vastly different than what we see around us today. Currently Colorado’s Front Range is dominated by foothills and mountains; eroding features shaped by climate and environmental changes over millions of years. Over time, the area we now call Dinosaur Ridge has been part of semi-arid deserts, swampy rivers and palm forests, white-capped sand dunes, and wave rippled beaches.Â
We’ll take you back to those times with a dive deep into ancient Colorado on a fascinating 2-hour guided walking tour across Dinosaur Ridge, exploring evidence of its changing paleoenvironment and paleoclimatology.Â
Deciphering ancient environments and climates is detective work. Scientists analyze clues in rocks, sediments, and fossils to interpret how ecosystems changed over millions of years. These clues reveal prehistoric temperatures, rainfall, and other conditions that existed long before humans started recording data, and show us how past climate changes impacted life on Earth.Â
