Dinosaur National Monument

By Damaris Mingura & Michael Fuller

What is the Today we are going to talk about the past and present
of dinosaur national monument.

historical site Dinosaur National Monument is located at: 4545

Highway 40, Dinosaur, CO 81610

The Phone Number to reach them is (435)-781-7700

Hours to visit is 9Am- 5Pm Monday-Sunday

Managed by: National Park service

Other Fun activities around here is camping, hiking,

and the quarry exhibit hall
Past of Dinosaur
This was also known as Carnegie Quarry.

national Monument
In 1915 Is when the changed to National Monument.

In 1909 is the year that Earl Douglass made the

discovery of 8 large vertebrae(backbone) from the
Apatosaurus It is one of the most complete skeletons
ever discovered.

The other nearly complete dinosaur almost completed

was the Camarasaurus And the visitors center has a
cast of it now.

The reason this is a national monument is because of

a time called the “Dinosaur rush” during this time there
were two companies competing E.D. Cope of
Philadelphia and O.C. Marsh from Yale University.
Present Of Dinosaur
Now when you go to dinosaur national monument, you
can be a dinosaur Junior Ranger. It asks you to circle

national Monument the picture of things you remember seeing such

as-Dinosaur fossils, Rock drawings, birds, Insects, a
Park Ranger, Plants, Animals, Homes, And the Rivers.

Another fun activity you can do is Float the Green river,

or camp in one of the 31 Different campsites they
have their.

One of the last things you can do their is walk the

fossil discovery trail, which will take you back in time
163 million years ago to the area that was a large
inland sea.

In 1958 was when the Visitors center was done being

built with the quarry face as one wall, exposing nearly
2,000 bones, on the wall inside the visitors center.
Dinosaur Junior Ranger Book
Historical Context
Dinosaur national monument has two identities, the
first is was it was originally established to protect one

of Dinosaur of the most productive sources of dinosaur bones.

The second is it also offers incredible scenic drive to

national monument view Indian petroglyphs, and the tour of tilted rocks
which takes you past the preserved cabin of Josie
Morris.

What else makes this park interesting and historical it

is in two different states, about 25% of the park is in
Utah, and 75% is in colorado.

One of the most recent discoveries made as of late

was of the Embryonic Camptosaurus, other
discoveries that were made but not as important were
other taxa of frogs, salamanders, mammals, and
plants, giving scientists a better understanding of the
total morrison ecosystem.
Why is it In 1909 a paleontologist, Earl
Douglass discovered 150 year old
historically dinosaur fossil beds, in order to
important? preserve the dinosaur fossils, President
Woodrow Wilson established the
Dinosaur National Monument.

Another reason it is important is

because they preserved the natural
environment. So that people can see
what the dinosaur looked like naturally.
Why is it The natural beauty and uniqueness of
Dinosaur national monument brings in
economically and attracts tourist from all over the
important? world, which brings in recreation
dollars. It also provides jobs which are
good for the economy.

It enriches the area and communities

around the monuments with the
continuous economic activity.
Why people should Dinosaur national monument has
protected and conserved cultural
care about this histories from almost ten thousand years
place? ago. This monument has fossils
embedded into the rock formations and
well as breathtaking views and rivers.

This monument allows for its visitors to

see the remains and physically touch
fossils that are millions of years old. It
provides its visitors with a unique
experience, visitors get to have a touch of
the past with this park.
 Works Cited

“Dinosaur National Monument.” National Park Foundation, www.nationalparks.org/explore-parks/dinosaur-national-monument.

“Dinosaur National Monument.” Utah History Encyclopedia
https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/d/DINOSAUR_NATIONAL_MONUMENT.shtml
“Dinosaur National Monument.” Go Utah Tourism https://www.go-utah.com/Dinosaur-National-Monument/#
“Dinosaur National Monument.” Floating the green River Brochure we got from Park Ranger
“Dinosaur National Monument.” Ashley national Forest Brochure from Park Ranger
“Dinosaur National Monument.” Fossil Discovery Trail Brochure from Park Ranger
“Dinosaur National Monument.” Junior Ranger Book Brochure from Park Ranger