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Dinosaur Footprints Reservation

1935 establishments in MassachusettsCommons link is the pagenameDinosaur trace fossilsFossil parks in the United StatesFossil trackways in the United States
Geography of Holyoke, MassachusettsOpen space reserves of MassachusettsPaleontology in MassachusettsProtected areas established in 1953Protected areas of Hampden County, MassachusettsThe Trustees of Reservations
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Dinosaur Footprints in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA is an 8-acre (3 ha) wilderness reservation purchased for the public in 1935 by The Trustees of Reservations. The Reservation is currently being managed with the assistance from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). The fossil and plant resources on the adjacent Holyoke Gas and Electric (HG&E) riverfront property are being managed cooperatively by The Trustees, Mass DCR, and HG&E. The dinosaur tracks at this site were among the first to be scientifically described in 1836, and are still visible to visitors. Hundreds of tracks, which were made by as many as four distinct types of two-legged dinosaur, are present in the sandstone outcrops. Additional fossils that have been found at the site or nearby include invertebrate burrows, fish, and plants (including charcoalified logs and leaves). The parallel orientation of many of the dinosaur trackways was among the first lines of evidence used to support the novel theory that dinosaurs traveled in packs or groups.

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Dinosaur Footprints Reservation
Northampton Street, Holyoke

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01075 Holyoke
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