

In the 1980s the study of the track site was begun in detail. But it would be another 50 years before any serious study of the track site was done. But it wasn’t always that way, in fact the dinosaur tracks were a well-guarded secret until letters in Life Magazine and Scientific American in 1935 reported the existence of dinosaur track ways in the Purgatory Valley.

The area has come under serious scientific investigation in recent years. La Junta, CO 81050 (719) 384-2181 View On Map Visit WebsiteĪlong the Purgatory River tracks from dinosaurs such as Apatosaurus (brontosaurus), stegosaurus and Allosaurus are found.
