Dinosaur Ridge

10/16/2026

If you haven’t been to the amazing Mines Museum in Golden, Colorado- get over there! It’s FREE!

10/16/2026

Happy - sharing a cool fossil discovery out of China challenging our understanding of bird flight!

An almost complete fossil unearthed in China reveals a 150-million-year-old bird that weighed around 800 grams. For millions of years, the evolution of flight has been the story of birds. But a remarkable fossil from southeastern China suggests some of the earliest birds may have preferred to keep t...

10/11/2026

Excited for Day One of at the - come see the Dino Ridge/Colorado Scientific Society booth (630) in the Exhibit Hall upstairs! So many cool posters, booths, merch, and presentations- see Amy Atwater’s author panel discussion at 5pm tonight in the exhibit hall!

10/11/2026

Please visit the Main Visitor Center at C-470 & Alameda Pkwy from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. today, Sunday, October 11, 2026. The Martin G. Lockley Discovery Center will be open Noon to 5 p.m. today, and as always, Dinosaur Ridge itself is open sunrise to sunset.

10/07/2026

Announcing an exciting new collaboration Dinosaur Ridge and are co-hosting with a grant from for adults in the area who like and ! Apply to be part of the cohort by October 21st at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2ZyDcUcTh34P-f-X4gM9ta1S75fPVMdAJPSNI6L4x6xNtVg/viewform

10/06/2026

How would you decide to paint a Stegosaurus sculpture not knowing what color these Jurassic animals were? Artist Keegan Kuhn of TRX Dinosaurs went with the colors of a modern Colorado creature. Stegosaurus means "roofed lizard" because the paleontologist who named it first pictured the plates covering its back like a giant turtle shell. Our state reptile, the Western Painted Turtle, seemed a fitting model for the Stego sculpture's palette in the new Deep Time Detour exhibit. What colors would you have chosen?

10/05/2026

Hello Colorado! You have a wonderful opportunity to treat yourself (and/or a museum and art fanatic in your life) to a Membership with more benefits than you can imagine! SIX Colorado are participating in a weekly giveaway of the (North American Reciprocal Museum Association) Membership- the one that gets you into hundreds of smaller unique venues across six countries! Visit the HiddenGemsCO page to learn more about them and how you can be positioned to win a free NARM membership in the next six weeks! https://www.coloradogives.org/community/hiddengemsCO

10/03/2026

Catch him before he catches his flight back to the U.K. - Dr. Dean Lomax will be presenting fascinating details from his new book "The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs" at the Saturday at noon. Not only will you get to hear this excellent presenter, you can and buy a copy to have it signed- PLUS LUNCH from ! Seating still open - drop in and pay at the door $50 includes a hardcover book or $25 for presentation and lunch only. Online registration available at https://ow.ly/PmhI50ZUarR

10/02/2026

Happy and thanks to everyone who made this first ever event so much fun! Thanks again to the sponsors and and to all the who made that part of the event such a cool and creative experience on an Free Day. Shall we do it again? 🦖🦕❤️

If you love dinosaurs, Colorado had a pretty fun way to celebrate its 150th birthday last weekend. Dinosaur Ridge held its first-ever Stego Stampede on

10/01/2026

Still buzzing from the first ever Stego Stampede at Dino Ridge- we absolutely LOVED the Dino spirit that came together! Thank you Golden Transcript for telling the story! We hope to make this a new tradition 🦕🦖❤️ Thank you all who participated!

It’s been more than 60 million years since dinosaurs roamed the Earth, but several dozens were spotted along Dinosaur Ridge last week.