Skull Creek, Colorado

Skull Creek is an unincorporated community in Moffat County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.

History

Skull Creek was founded sometime between 1910 and 1954. The settlement was named after a nearby creek, which is also named Skull Creek.[1]

A dinosaur fossil, nicknamed "Zephyr", was discovered by construction workers nearby in 2019.[2][3]

The post office in Dinosaur serves Blue Mountain addresses.[4]

References

  1. ^ "TopoView". Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Kristen Rogers; Yenny Sanchez. "Jurassic dinosaur fossil will go up for auction in Paris". CNN.
  3. ^ Abigail Levasseur (October 9, 2022). "A Dinosaur for the Living Room! - Zephyr the Iguanodon Is up for Auction". The Cowl.
  4. ^ "United States Zip Codes". Retrieved September 5, 2021.
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