Full title: FT26NE01. Connecticut’s Jurassic Park: The Theropod Tracksite at Dinosaur State Park
Leader(s): Peter Drzewiecki, James Hyatt, Michael Ross
Endorser(s): GSA Sedimentary Geology Division, GSA Limnogeology Division
CEUs: 0.3
Date(s): Sat., 21 Mar.
Location: Dinosaur State park in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, USA
Start Time: 9 a.m.
End Time: 12 p.m.
Description: Dinosaur State Park is a world-class dinosaur tracksite with over 750 footprints currently on display and even more that have been reburied for protection. The park receives over 40,000 visitors a year and is Connecticut’s most famous geological attraction. Work at the park over the last few decades have revolutionized our understanding of Early Jurassic dinosaurian ecosystems, and their importance to the community today. This trip will include an introduction to the park and its history, a tour of the park displays, a walk on the track surface to examine the tracks and other geological features up close, a description of photogrammetric methods used to map the tracks, and an interpretation of the paleoenvironment in which the trackmakers lived. This trip will be coordinated with the trip led by Paul Olsen (and others) to allow participants to attend both trips if desired.
Considerations: As a Connecticut State Park, Dinosaur State Park will be among the most accessible field trips GSA can run! There are water and restroom facilities, and wheelchair accessibility with the exception of going down onto the tracked surface. Even then, participants with accessibility issues will be joining us from the walkway viewing area just a few feet away. There is one walk, a few hundred feet long, from the parking lot to the building that houses the tracks on a level, paved sidewalk.
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Product Code: FT26NE01
Product Category: FTRIP