On the evening of Nov. 15 Colorado Northwestern Community College shared their discovery of a 75 million year old hadrosaur with the public in Rangely. Delighted children were able to feel the skin and hold bones from the dino that took more than five years to unearth. Volunteer Sue Mock[Read More…]
Tag: Paleontology
‘Walter’ the dinosaur gets a lift
RANGELY | The fossilized remains of the dinosaur dubbed “Walter,” found just outside of Rangely in 2014 by a Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) professor, were airlifted to a federal repository on the CNCC Craig Campus Thursday, July 11, where they will join the duck-billed dinosaur’s skull and limbs. The[Read More…]
CNCC faculty to receive outstanding educator award
Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) faculty, Elizabeth (Liz) Johnson, PhD, was recently selected to receive University of Colorado Boulder’s Outstanding Colorado Educator Award. The award is presented to educators across the state of Colorado who have demonstrated a commitment to helping students achieve their higher education goals. These individuals are[Read More…]
Rangely Museum seeking to keep local artifacts
RANGELY | After decades of highlighting local history while watching Native American and paleontological artifacts be shipped away to other museums the Rangely Museum has decided it’s time to expand into a repository, keeping local artifacts local. In coordination with the Rangely Historical Society, the Rangely Museum is moving towards[Read More…]
Dinosaur ‘with skin on’ a rare paleontology find
By Pat & Niki Turner [email protected] RANGELY | They call him Walter, and they’re working as fast as they can to get him, or her, out of the side of a rocky sandstone cliff in northwest Colorado where he’s been for the last 74 million years or so. “They” are[Read More…]
Paleontology dig June 25 through CNCC
RANGELY | Paleontology field experience June 25 from 7:30 a.m. to noon. Located in the heart of dinosaur country, CNCC is offering the chance to work alongside professional paleontologists to uncover fossils that have been buried for more than 65 million years. Under the guidance of a professional, students will[Read More…]
