Allen L. Cook Spring Creek Preserve

Allen L. Cook Spring Creek Preserve is a 4,700-acre (19 km²) nature reserve considered to be one of the richest cache of undisturbed dinosaur fossils in North America.[1] It is located near the village of Rock River, Wyoming some 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Laramie. The Preserve contains the outcrops of the Morrison, Sundance, and Cloverly formations.[2]

The preserve was established in December 2005 when rancher Allen L. Cook donated the land to the University of Pittsburgh,[3] which uses it for research and educational purposes, in partnership with the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and the University of Wyoming.[4]

The University of Pittsburgh Honors College typically offers field study in paleontology, ecology, and archaeology as well as intensive are courses in conjunction with the Department of Studio Arts.[5][6]

References

1. Gray, Kristy (October 12, 2019). "Another Jurassic park?". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
2. "Pitt Honors College Receives 4,700 Acres of Wyoming Land Teeming With Dinosaur Fossils". Pitt Chronicle. January 30, 2006. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2019.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. Gugliotta, Guy (August 13, 2016). "Jurassic Park". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
4. Hopey, Don (June 24, 2007). "Dinosaurs are gone, but their bones are all about". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
5. "Wyoming Field Studies". University of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on August 21, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
6. "Pitt Presents Studio Arts Wyoming Field Study Exhibition Jan. 12-28" (Press release). University of Pittsburgh. January 7, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2013.