
Part of a dinosaur leg bone fossil imbedded in a large rock face. There also appears to be clam fossils along the lower right side of the bone. (See the hand at the top right corner for perspective on size.)

150 million year old fossilized clam shells imbedded in a large rock face. (I hope hubby is not upset that I didn’t get a model release for his fingers!)
Dinosaur National Monument, located on the border between northeast Utah, USA and northwest Colorado, USA, is the only national park area set up to protect a historic dinosaur quarry. It is one of the world’s best windows into the late Jurassic period and is home to an amazing display of fossils from this era. The vast diversity of plant and animal fossils found there helps reveal its ancient environment. (Click here to see my previous post on this monument.)
Along the park’s Fossil Discovery Trail, one can view a few large dinosaur bones and bone fragments that are imbedded in the rock face along the Morrison Formation spur trail. These dinosaurs lived approximately 150 million years ago. Approximately 163 million years ago, the area was an ocean environment. If you look carefully, you can find small clam-like fossils and one-hundred-million-year-old fish scales!
One could definitely get lost in the detail looking at both large and small fossils imbedded in these large rock faces. Fascinating to realize how ancient the remains are!
This week’s WordPress Photo Challenge is to share a photo that means Lost in the Details to you. (This challenge is about getting lost in the details. Once you’ve found a subject you want to photograph, challenge yourself to work a little further into the scene.)
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Great subject, fossils always amaze me 🙂
Thank you, Sas! I know, me too!
Hello, yes it is really easy to get lost in the details in these landscapes where dinosaurs lay. Good photo with the hand in there for perspective.
Thank you Jane! They are just fascinating!
yea geology!
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You are always a great photographer! Those images arouse great emotion.
You always have such kind and wonderful comments! Thank you so much, Gian Paolo! 🙂
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What an interesting trail to walk – especially when you pay attention to detail.
Don’t blink, or you might miss something interesting hidden in the rocks! Thanks for your visit!
That’s really cool! Great post.
Thank you very much, Karen!
Fossils fascinate me, the time scale is incomprehensible. Thanks for these.
I know, me too! It’s so humbling to be surrounded by so many fossils at this place. Thanks so much, Gilly!
Thanks for sharing.
Must be a fascinating area to walk around. I always get lost in details, so would probably fall over, or off, the mountain.
LOL – I know what you mean! Those with our health issues need to be even more careful about maintaining our stability in these tricky areas, in addition to getting lost in the details. Gratefully, I had hubby to help. Yes, it is fascinating. If you like fossils, I think you would really enjoy this park.
Thanks for this- I saved it as I would like to visit! Great detail pics!
Thank you very much, Kathryn! I hope you do get to visit. It is a fascinating place.
Crazy stuff huh? Amazing. Margie
150 m years ago, wow! Thank you so much for sharing the information, fascinating!
This place is very interesting. All of them fachinated me. Thanks for sharing.
What wonderful texture those fossils have.
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Fabulous and fascinating pictures! Almost too difficult to comprehend it all! And very easy to get lost in the detail! 🙂
I have just finished a historical novel called “Remarkable Creatures” combining fact with fiction about collecting large fossils and their eventual placement in museums. There were many arguments as to who fiirst saw them and therefore who “owned”them!
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…fascinating indeed!!!!!
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Wonderful and fascinating.
You need these giant dinosaurs to be fossilized to be able to study them in detail.
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Intriguing!!!
Very, very cool!
good that they are not still alive to disturb your wandering!
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Great choice! 😉
What a cool place. I have a fossil collection and glad to hear of a place to protect them. They are protected at the Niagara Gorge too, but people still take them.
Looks like a fabulous place to get “lost”! 🙂
wonderful!!
beautiful. fossils always have lot of details
Great contribution for the challenge!
Wow I love all history and how cool. I mean, dinosaurs are cool no matter what age you are.
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Puts a totally different perspective on ‘old’ doesn’t it? 🙂 Awesome shots Fergie.
Beautiful and exciting details. Nature is always full of wonders and surprises.
Amazing! I’m not very knowledgeable about fossils but this looks like a great place to learn.
Such a wonderful place… great nature images… 🙂
Excellent take on the challenge.
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your posts are always so informative fergie 🙂
Pictures and writing so interesting – I love getting lost in the details! Thank you for sharing.
I really enjoyed learning about them in school! It was great to bring back memories again 🙂
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