For the first time in the history of the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, a select group of people will join the museum’s Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology Dr. Cary Woodruff in the field where some of North America's most spectacular dinosaur discoveries are being made right now.
Many fossil enthusiasts know the Oldman and Dinosaur Park formations in Alberta, Canada — legendary fossil beds that have yielded fierce predators like Gorgosaurus, swift hunters like Dromaeosaurus, and horned giants like Chasmosaurus. What most people don't know is that these same formations extend south across the border into Havre, Montana. And what's been found there is rewriting paleontology.
So far, paleontologists have found TWO “dinosaur mummies” near Havre. Zuul crurivastator — the most complete Ankylosaur. ever found in North America — was discovered here. A brand-new species, it was found fully articulated, with skin, armor, a complete skull, and its iconic tail club preserved exactly as it was 75 million years ago. A mummified Hadrosaur nicknamed "Ugly Duckling"was another extraordinary soft-tissue find from the same region. Finally, the first Chasmosaurus and Styracosaurus ever discovered in the US were found near Havre and an abundance of dinosaur nest sites complete with eggs and babies were unearthed here.
At the end of the 2023 digging season, the team uncovered something extraordinary: a late Cretaceous 77.5 to 76.5 million year old Ankylosaur. But here's the mystery — they don't yet know which species it is.
That's where you come in.
This season, you'll work side-by-side with professional paleontologists to unearth more of this specimen, piecing together clues that could unlock its identity. Every bone you help uncover brings the team closer to an answer that no one in the world knows yet.
Choose from 3 weeks: June 14-20, July 5-11 or August 2-8. All accommodations, meals and dig tools are included.
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