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| Location | Mesa County, Colorado, United States |
| Nearest city | Grand Junction, CO |
| Coordinates | 39°10′17.94″N109°1′14.40″W / 39.1716500°N 109.0206667°W /39.1716500; -109.0206667 |
| Area | 280 acres (110 ha)[1] |
| Governing body | Bureau of Land Management |
| Website | [1] |
Rabbit Valley is a valley located in northwesternMesa County,Colorado, United States.[2] The site was discovered by a local Colorado couple in 1981[3] Rabbit Valley contains numerous prehistoric remains from theLate Jurassic Period. Nearly 4,000 bones have been found here, includingApatosaurus,Camarasaurus,Diplodocus, a supersaurid, adiplodocid.[4][1] Rabbit Valley is accessed byInterstate 70/U.S. Route 6/U.S. Route 50.
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