Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry

Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry

The Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry National Natural Landmark, located in The San Rafael Swell, near Cleveland, Utah, contains the densest concentration of Jurassic dinosaur fossils ever found. Well over 15,000 bones have been excavated from this Jurassic "predator trap" and there are many thousands more awaiting excavation and study. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in October 1965.

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