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<br />~ <br /> <br />THE MONUMENT AND ITS ENVIRONS <br /> <br />Dinosaur National Monument is located in the remote, arid plateau <br />region of Utah and Colorado. The monument's 206,662 acres comprise <br />a vast museum of earth dynamics. Its deep canyons, rivers, and high <br />plateaus are superlative; the story of its Indians and pioneers is real; and <br />its large deposit of dinosaur fossils is unrivaled anywhere in the world. <br />All of these, combined with a primitive atmosphere, establish the <br />potential for a truly unique and exciting visitor experience. <br /> <br />The most extensive concentration of dinosaur fossils discovered <br />anywhere in the world was found in 1909 by Dr. Earl Douglass of the <br />Carnegie Institute. The site or quarry just below Split Mountain was <br />proclaimed a national monument in 1915. Its fossil bones, preserved in <br />place, provide us with a window on the past. <br /> <br />The rock formations found at Dinosaur National Monument represent <br />four of the five major geologic eras. Large'scale block-faulting and <br />massive folding of strata have resulted in a varied landscape of canyons, <br />plateaus, and mountains. <br /> <br />2 <br />