Morrison Formation

The Morrison Formation has been a rich fossil hunting ground.

At least three species have been identified in the upper Morrison Formation and are known from the remains of about 80 individuals.

These sediments deposited what is now known as the Morrison Formation.

Present in stratigraphic zones 4 and 5 of the Morrison Formation.

It may have been a more solitary animal than other Morrison Formation dinosaurs.

It is present in stratigraphic zone 1 of the Morrison Formation.

This was the smallest known sauropod species of the Morrison Formation.

It is known from a single site from the lower Morrison Formation, dating to about 154 million years ago.

Local dinosaurs were preserved in the sediments of the Morrison Formation.

Its fossils were found in the Morrison Formation of Utah.

The fossil was found in the Morrison Formation.

All of the remains came from the Morrison Formation of Wyoming.

Locations where significant Morrison Formation fossil discoveries have been made include:

This species may have been the most massive known in the entire Morrison Formation, with estimated putting its body weight at more than 100,000 lbs.

Brachiosaurus was one of the less abundant Morrison Formation sauropods.

The tracks occur in limestone of the Jurassic Morrison Formation.

During the latter Jurassic Morrison Formation dinosaurs lived in the western states.

Deposition in the Morrison Formation ended about 147 Ma.

A related animal, perhaps the same genus, was found in stratigraphic zones 2-4 of the Morrison Formation.

It is the most common large predator found in the Morrison Formation of North America.

Uranium was discovered in outcrops of the Morrison Formation (Jurassic).

It is known from well-preserved skull and cervical vertebrae which were collected in the Morrison Formation.

Its fossils are known from the Morrison Formation of Colorado and possibly Wyoming.

Remains very similar to it have also been found in the Morrison Formation in the western United States.

Another noteworthy formation is the Morrison Formation.