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Hon. D. Cory Jackson appointed Chief Judge of the 7th Judicial District
Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright has appointed the Hon. D. Cory Jackson to serve as chief judge in the 7th Judicial District (Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray, and San Miguel counties). As of July 1, Judge Jackson will replace the Hon. J. Steven Patrick, who was appointed...
Forest Service purchases Colorado site of rare dinosaurs tracks
The U.S. Forest Service announced Wednesday the purchase of 27 acres of private property in Ouray County which contain "the largest continuous dinosaur trackway in the world."The site features 134 consecutive fossilized footprints which cover 106 yards and loop in a 270-degree turn, "a rare occurrence in the fossil record of dinosaurs," the USFS stated in a press release. The footprints are etched in sandstone layers that are over 150 million years old. The tracks are believed to be made by a single sauropod dinosaur. Sauropods are a family of massive, long-tailed, long-necked and small-headed herbivores including brontosaurus, brachiosaurus and diplodicus. A...
Forest Service acquires largest recorded rare dinosaur trackway located in Ouray County
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - On Tuesday, April 9th, the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests acquired three patented mining claim parcels totaling approximately 27 acres in Ouray County, Colorado. Two of the three contained a rarely recorded fossilized dinosaur trackway which comprised of 134 consecutive footprints (106 yards long) known as the West Gold Hill Dinosaur Track site.
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