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Plesiosaur
Plesiosaur skeleton, Denver Museum of Nature and Science --- A marine lizard with a small head, long neck, and powerful paddles for limbs.
MesozoicSeasAmmonites
Ammonite fossils, Denver Museum of Nature and Science --- Fossils of shells related to the still-living chambered nautilus.
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Crinoid stems, Harpers Corner, Dinosaur National Monument.
DinoRdgTraceFossils
Burrows, Dinosaur Ridge, west Denver --- These tubes are assumed to be traces of animals that formed burrows on the surface of underwater sediment.
FlorissantCommercialQuarryFossils
Leaf fossils, Florissant National Monument --- Rapid burial resulted in exquisite preservation of details in these and other fossils, such as insects.
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Fossil palm frond, Parfet Prehistoric Preserve, Golden (west Denver)
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Stromatolite layers, Lykins Formation, Red Rocks Park, west Denver