Dinosaur Depot

By the time we reached Canon City, the snow had turned to very wet slush. The Dinosaur Depot Museum on Highway 50 offers a small display of bones that have been excavated from the Garden Park Fossil Area, which is just north of Canon City. Most of the remains are from the late Jurassic era, and most of them now reside in the National Smithsonian Museum. Types of dinosaurs that have been found in this region include: Theropods (carnivores), Sauropods (quadripedal plant eaters), Ornithopods (bipedal plant eaters), and Armored Dinosaurs (plated plant eaters). There are volunteers on site, eager to answer any questions, and the "Discovery Room" upstairs provides entertainment for younger crowds.

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