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Title
Ancient Colorado; After Armageddon
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Artist
Jan Vriesen and Kirk Johnson
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Location
Colorado Convention Center
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Neighborhood
Central Business District
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Year
2005
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Artwork Type
Acrylic Paintings
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Material
acrylic
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About This Piece
After Armageddon
Plains Conservation Center
65.5 million years ago
A giant asteroid the size of Denver struck the shallow seas covering Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula more than 65 million years ago. Dinosaurs and their ecosystems vanished in a flash. Within a few years of the catastrophe, vast meadows of ferns blanketed charred Colorado landscapes bisected by alligator-infested creeks.
On the banks of West Bijou Creek, Denver Museum of Nature & Science paleontologists discovered a thin layer of debris that was left behind by the asteroid impact. Such deposits have been found worldwide. The site is owned by the Plains Conservation Center.