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Ancient Dinosaur Vertebra Unearthed Beneath Denver Museum

7/14/2025

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A remarkable discovery beneath the Denver Museum of Nature and Science has unveiled a 67.5-million-year-old dinosaur vertebra during a geothermal drilling project. Unearthed at a staggering depth of 763 feet, this rare fossil, believed to belong to a plant-eating dinosaur, sheds light on the ancient world that thrived in the region before the dinosaurs vanished.

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A remarkable discovery beneath the Denver Museum of Nature and Science has unveiled a 67.5-million-year-old dinosaur vertebra during a geothermal drilling project. Unearthed at a staggering depth of 763 feet, this rare fossil, believed to belong to a plant-eating dinosaur, sheds light on the ancient world that thrived in the region before the dinosaurs vanished.