Quarry Exhibit Hall, Natural history museum in Uintah County, US.
Description
Quarry Exhibit Hall displays a wall with roughly 1,500 dinosaur bones from the Late Jurassic period embedded in sandstone. The bones come from various species and show the range of creatures that lived during this ancient time.
History
Excavations began in 1909 when paleontologist Earl Douglass found eight tail vertebrae from an Apatosaurus. This discovery led to decades of intensive digging that brought countless fossils to light.
Culture
The site serves as a teaching center for understanding prehistoric creatures and how scientists study ancient life. People experience how paleontologists work and what the Jurassic world looked like through the displays and guided programs offered here.
Practical
Visitors reach the hall from the Quarry Visitor Center by shuttle, car, or walking trail. Plan to spend time at both the visitor center and the hall itself, as the journey between them is part of the experience.
Did you know?
Visitors can touch authentic dinosaur fossils dating back about 150 million years. This direct contact with real bone is a rare opportunity that stays with many who visit.
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