Grand Junction, Colo. — Several recent paleontological discoveries at the Mygatt-Moore Quarry, located in the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area (NCA), may give paleontologists a new understanding of the appearance of dinosaurs living during the late Jurassic period and the environment where these animals lived and eventually perished.
Volunteers with the Museum of Western Colorado [...]

Helen Hankins, State BLM Director, and her Executive Assistant, Jamie Harrison, were accompanied by State BLM paleontologist Harley Armstrong on a western Colorado tour to familiarize the new director with the paleo resources in this region. Their stops included Dinosaur Journey, Dinosaur Hill, Fruita Paleo Area, Riggs Hill, Cactus Park and the Mygatt Moore Quarry.

Dr. John Foster, paleontologist for the Museum of Western Colorado, and Katie Stephens, new Manager of the BLM McIinnis Canyons National Conservation Area, met at Rabbit Valley and the Mygatt Moore Dinosaur Quarry to review plans for the upcoming dig season. In their hands is the map of the quarry showing the more than 4,000  [...]