Tag: dinosaurs
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Weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: Dinosaur events, Orchid Showcase, Bird Count, Swan Lake
FRIDAY-SUNDAY A dinosaur weekend for sure. On Friday a program for the mature audience will introduce the rare Theio, the Garden of the Gods Dinosaur. Park Guide Jennifer shares “more of a mystery story than in-depth science lecture.” Theio is not a famous dinosaur but he has a wonderful developing story and he was here.…
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Dinosaurs near Interstate 25? New adventure park set to open in Monument in 2027
If you’ve gone driving along Interstate 25 lately and saw an unusual sight near Monument — something from another time and place — you weren’t hallucinating. Yep. Those are dinosaurs. Surrounded by shipping containers, several prehistoric beasts appear to roam the countryside between I-25 and Old Denver Road, north of the Baptist Road exit. But…
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New ‘swamp dweller’ discovered in Colorado
In 2016, John Foster was walking around the sandstone countryside that defines northwest Colorado when he stopped at something peculiar ingrained in the rock. It was a fossil — a jaw about an inch long, Foster recalled in a recent news release. “Holy cow,” he thought, “that’s huge.” Not so huge to an untrained eye,…
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Jurassic Quest to bring 160 million years of history to Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Travel back in time this weekend — way back. Jurassic Quest is coming to Colorado Springs, bringing 160 million of years of history together with an interactive dinosaur experience. “It’s awesome just to watch kids when they first walk in and we have this little…
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Jurassic Quest to bring 160 million years of history to Colorado Springs
Travel back in time this weekend — way back. Jurassic Quest is coming to Colorado Springs, bringing 160 million of years of history together with an interactive dinosaur experience. “It’s awesome just to watch kids when they first walk in and we have this little archway and as they pass through and see their first…
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Construction workers find dinosaur fossils in Denver suburb
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save HIGHLANDS RANCH — Construction workers have unearthed fossils in a Denver suburb that experts say could be from a rare horned dinosaur. The Denver Museum of Nature and Science said Monday that it is exploring the construction site near a retirement community in Highlands Ranch…
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Construction workers find dinosaur fossils in Denver suburb
HIGHLANDS RANCH — Construction workers have unearthed fossils in a Denver suburb that experts say could be from a rare horned dinosaur. The Denver Museum of Nature and Science said Monday that it is exploring the construction site near a retirement community in Highlands Ranch where a dinosaur’s lower leg bone and several ribs were…