Where is the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry located?
Q: Where is the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry located?
A: The Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry is located near Cleveland, Utah.
Q: What is the geological formation that the quarry is in?
A: The quarry is in a part of the geological layers called the Morrison Formation.
Q: How many bones have been excavated from the quarry?
A: Well over 15,000 bones have been excavated from the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry.
Q: Are all the bones found at the quarry from the same species?
A: No, the bones found at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry belong to different species.
Q: Why are the fossilized bones at the quarry found disarticulated and mixed together?
A: Perhaps this is due to a "predator trap," but no scientific consensus has been reached yet and debates continue.
Q: When was the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry designated a National Natural Landmark?
A: The Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry was designated a National Natural Landmark in October 1965.
Q: Are there more bones waiting to be studied at the quarry?
A: Yes, there are many thousands more bones awaiting excavation and study at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry.