Skull Creek, Colorado

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

History[edit]

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[edit]

  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.