The Denver area's most common dinosaur fossil is Triceratops who walked the 66-million-year-old Cretaceous forests that once flourished where Coors Field now stands.
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Prehistoric Denver: Coors Field Dino
The Denver area's most common dinosaur fossil is Triceratops who walked the 66-million-year-old Cretaceous forests that once flourished where Coors Field now stands.
Added: Feb 18, 2010
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