Hanksville-Burpee Quarry

Hanksville-Burpee Quarry is a paleontological excavation site approximately 150 feet (46 m) wide by 600 feet (180 m) long near Hanksville, Utah, US, where scientists have found a large mix of remains of sauropods, trees, freshwater clams and other species dating between 145 million years ago to 150 million years ago. The mixed assortment of remains deposited in this one location provide a unique opportunity to scientists to study the paleoecology of the area in the late Jurassic period.

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  Hanksville-Burpee Quarry ⓘ
  Paleontological excavation site near Hanksville, Utah

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site	mine		Hanksville-Burpee Quarry	quarry	Wikidata