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By Doug, June 22, 2009 07:38

Allosaurus Skeleton

The Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry is located near Cleveland, Utah and holds the highest concentration of Jurassic dinosaur bone fossils ever found. To date, more than 15,000 bones have been uncovered although the bones are widely scattered so finding complete skeletons is difficult. Most of the bones excavated to date are in the Utah Museum of Natural History but many of the bones are scattered around the world in other museums.

Scientists believe the area was covered with a sticky mud at one point and created a sort of dinosaur trap. They also believe the high ratio of predator to prey skeletons means the Allosaurus in particular probably hunted in packs (there are bones from at least 44 Allosaurus in the area). Other bones are from Torvosaurus, Ceratosaurus, Stegasaurus and many more.

A visitor center has a skeleton of an Allosaurus on display along with other bones. If you run across any dinosaur bones while visiting, they should be reported to the Bureau of Land Management, who operates the visitor center.