Place:Dinosaur, Moffat, Colorado, United States

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NameDinosaur
Alt namesArtesiasource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS8002372
TypeTown
Coordinates40.242°N 109.009°W
Located inMoffat, Colorado, United States
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Dinosaur is a statutory town located in Moffat County, Colorado, United States.[1]

Dinosaur is a part of the Craig, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The town of Dinosaur was originally known as Baxter Springs, owned by Art and Fanny Baxter. It was renamed Artesia for its valued water supply when a town was platted to accommodate the oil boom in the 1940s. The current name was adopted in 1966, to capitalize on the town's proximity to Dinosaur National Monument. The Dinosaur National Monument headquarters is located just east of the town on U.S. Highway 40.

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