Fruita, Colorado Riggs and crew found nearly two thirds of an "Apatosaurus excelsus" skeleton (commonly known as a Brontosaurus) on the northeast side of Dinosaur Hill, in Fruita. This is still considered to be one of the finest specimens known. Later, other sauropod bones were also found, which eventually led to the landmark's name. The animals were from the late Jurassic Age (150 million years ago) and within the Morrison Formation. Fossils of the "Fruitadens" (a heterodontosaurid dinosaur), the world's smallest known plant-eating dinosaur, were first found in the Fruita Paleontological Area (within the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area) off Kings View
Jurassic Park: The Ride adult Stegosaurus and its young. Two Compsognathus were seen fighting over an empty popcorn box before the boat entered Hadrosaur Cove, where a Parasaurolophus poped up in front of the raft, and sprayed water at the riders. The Jurassic Park Animal Control called, revealing that the Parasaurolophus threw the raft off course, causing it to enter the raptor containment area, which was shown to be heavily damaged. Riders then encountered what appeared to be an abandoned tour raft, where a Dilophosaurus was seen eating the remains of a poncho. A nearby motorboat was also abandoned, sent by Jurassic Park Animal