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Cisco sauropod site

Grand County, Utah
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Next site in UtahHills by Colorado River · 3 mi

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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 3, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

3 miHills by Colorado RiverAgatized Clam, agatized dinosaur bone, jasperized dinosaur bone, jasper4 miColorado RiverChromite, gold5 miAgateAgate, chalcedony, chert +4

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About Cisco sauropod site

Cisco sauropod site is a fossil collection site in Grand, Utah, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Morrison Formation, dated to the Kimmeridgian to Tithonian (154.8–143.1 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as terrestrial indet. Documented finds include Diplodocus.

Geologic setting

Formation
Morrison
Geologic interval
Kimmeridgian to Tithonian
Age
154.8–143.1 Ma
Depositional environment
terrestrial indet.
Altitude
4367 feet
Recorded occurrences
1

Fossils found here

Diplodocus
Saurischia · Diplodocidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 58518 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Cisco sauropod site?

It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.

What minerals are found at Cisco sauropod site?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 534 g stony meteorite was found at Arches in 2001, 24 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.