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Hungry, Hungry Dinosaurs! How the Giant Plant Eaters of the Jurassic Got Enough to Eat

Dinosaur Journey Museum, Paleontology•Posted January 21, 2021
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There are a lot of animals that eat plants. Think about the vast herds of wildebeest, antelope, and zebra migrating across the Serengeti, or dense herds of elk during the […]

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Kaia Michaelis Joins Museums of Western Colorado as Executive Director

Cross Orchards Historic Site, Dinosaur Journey Museum, Museum of the West, Museums of Western Colorado•Posted October 3, 2019

The Museums of Western Colorado is pleased to announce that Kaia Michaelis has joined our organization as our new Executive Director. Kaia has been the Director of both the Brigham […]

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Hero Rick Arrives Just in Time to Save the Day!

Digs and Expeditions, Dinosaur Journey Museum, Museums of Western Colorado, Paleontology•Posted August 20, 2019

It’s the end of dig season at Dinosaur Journey. We’ve taken down the tents, tarps, and tables, put away all the tools and shovels… but we had two more big […]

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Gone Fishing…

Dinosaur Journey Museum, Museum of the West, Museums of Western Colorado•Posted June 17, 2019

We were sad to say goodbye to our Head of Maintenance, Don Kerven, who retired from the Museum in June. Don has been with the Museum for over 20 years. […]

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Specimen Cabinets Donated to Dinosaur Journey

Dinosaur Journey Museum, Museums of Western Colorado, Support•Posted June 5, 2019

Fifteen steel specimen cabinets were donated to the Dinosaur Journey Museum by the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. During the renovations of collections spaces at DMNS, they had numerous […]

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New Exhibit Opens in January at Dinosaur Journey

Dinosaur Journey Museum, Exhibits•Posted December 4, 2018

We are excited to announce the opening of a new exhibit at Dinosaur Journey in Fruita this January: Jurassic Giant. This exhibit features the largest, most complete Apatosaurus femur (thigh […]

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