Salt Wash View Area, Utah

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Salt Wash View Area, Utah
Salt Wash View Area, Utah

Sandstone, mudstone, siltstone, claystone... from Late Jurassic times, some 145 million years ago!

This is Utah's San Rafael Swell, and it is one of the world's largest ancient dinosaur graveyards, making it the densest concentration of Jurassic-era dinosaur bones ever found. Bones of creatures who once roamed this area are preserved through the fossilization process.

Although the Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry not far from here is one of the greatest sources for dinosaur bones in the world, containing more than 12 000 bones from at least 74 different dinosaurs, new species are still being discovered in many other areas in the Swell.

I definitely want to go back and spend more time than morning coffee break here. This area is spectacular, finding real dinosaur bones during a hike would not be completely impossible either!

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Taken on: August 10, 2024
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