Allen L. Cook Spring Creek Preserve

Allen L. Cook Spring Creek Preserve

Allen L. Cook Spring Creek Preserve is a convert|4700|acre|km2|sing=on nature reserve considered to be the richest cache of undisturbed dinosaur fossils in North America. It is located near the village of Rock River, Wyoming some convert|40|mi|km northwest of Laramie.

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

References

* Guy Gugliotta (2006). [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/08/AR2006080800983.html "The Washington Post": Jurassic Park] . Retrieved June 26, 2007.
* Don Hopey (2007). [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07175/796785-115.stm "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette": Dinosaurs are gone, but their bones are all about] . Retrieved June 26, 2007.
* University of Pittsburgh (2006). [http://www.umc.pitt.edu/media/pcc060130/land_donation_main_2006JAN30.html "Pitt Chronicle": Pitt Honors College Receives 4,700 Acres of Wyoming Land Teeming With Dinosaur Fossils] . Retrieved June 26, 2007.


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