10 Places You May Catch Paleontologists Digging Up Fossils
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10. Dinosaur Center Wyoming Dinosaur Center: Thermopolis, Wyoming
http://www.wyodino.org/; (800) 455-3466
Since excavation began in the early 1990s, about 60 dinosaur fossil sites have been identified... Wyoming Dinosaur Center
9. Petrified Forest Petrified Forest National Park: near Holbrook, Ariz.
http://www.nps.gov/pefo/; (928) 524-6228
This stretch of petrified forest, which runs along Interstate 40 in Arizona, was first discovered in the 1850s during a military expedition... National Park Service
8. Mygatt-Moore Mygatt-Moore Quarry: near Fruita, Colo.
www.dinosaurjourney.org; (970) 858-7282
This quarry was first discovered in 1981, when the Mygatt and Moore families were taking a hike and, resting on a break, realized they were sitting on a dinosaur bone... Museum of Western Colorado
7. Mammoth Site The Mammoth Site: Hot Springs, S.D.
http://www.mammothsite.com/; (605) 745-6017
Since 1974 nearly 60 mammoths--most of them Columbian mammoths--have been identified in this site, along with 47 other species of animals... The Mammoth Site
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6. Florissant Fossil Beds Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: Florissant, Colo.:
www.nps.gov/flfo; (719) 748-3253
Nearly 35 million years ago, this region 35 miles (55 kilometers) west of Colorado Springs, was buried in 15 to 20 feet (4.5 to six meters) of volcanic mud, petrifying the redwood trees growing there... National Park Service
5. Dinosaur State Park Dinosaur State Park: Rocky Hill, Conn.
http://www.dinosaurstatepark.org/; (860) 529-8423
This lattice work of dinosaur tracks was discovered in the mid 1960s by serendipity... Dinosaur State Park
4. Dinosaur National Monument Dinosaur National Monument: near Jensen, Utah
http://www.nps.gov/dino/; (435) 781-7700
Photo: Attached at SciAmPhotosDinosaurNational
Photo Credit: National Park Service
The most dramatic presentation of fossils at Dinosaur National Monument was closed to public view in mid 2006, after shifting earth damaged the visitor center...
3. Dinosaur Quarry Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry: near Price, Utah
http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/price/recreation/quarry.html; (435) 636-3600
Portions of 79 dinosaurs have been identified at this ancient bone bed, located 150 miles (240 kilometers) southeast of Salt Lake City... Bureau of Land Management
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2. Berlin-Ichthyosaur Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park: near Austin, Nev.
http://parks.nv.gov/bi.htm; (775) 964-2440
This remote site, 160 miles (255 kilometers) southeast of Reno, is believed to have been part of a coastline during the late Triassic period... Nevada Division of State Parks
1. Ashfall Fossil Beds Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park: near Royal, Neb.
http://ashfall.unl.edu/; (402) 893-2000
Roughly 260 skeletons, representing 17 species, have been identified at this northeastern Nebraska site, first discovered in the early 1970s... University of Nebraska State Museum
