Comments on: Hunting Dinosaurs in Montana

By: Mark Ryan

Mark Ryan — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:35:58 +0000

I have an interest in the history of vertebrate paleontology and several times have visited the historic dinosaur quarries out in Morrison, CO, and at Como Bluff, WY. I mainly hike around and take photographs. Every once in a while I’ve come across some bone fragments, but nothing of any significance. Once at Como I found what I believe was a small therapod footprint in a slab of sandstone just off the road near the site of Quarry #10 where William H. Reed discovered a near complete Brontosaurus in 1879. Also at Como, I located (and photographed) the exact location where the famous photo of Barnum Brown and Henry Fairfield Osborn was taken c. 1897 when they were prospecting the area for the American Museum of Natural History. They’re seen sitting next to some diplodocus bones they’d uncovered.

By: Traumador the Tyrannosaur

Traumador the Tyrannosaur — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:34:13 +0000

i’ve had a few adventures in the field.

probably the most interesting was while i was looking for lost quarrys with darren tanke of the tyrrell museum around drumheller.

you can check it out on my blog here http://traumador.blogspot.com/search/label/Field%20Work-%20Drumheller

highlight posts from this multi part series include darren tanke taking me through what a lost quarry is and how to find them (http://traumador.blogspot.com/2009/01/darren-tankes-lost-quarry-project-part.html) , and the dinosaur bonebed i found (http://traumador.blogspot.com/2009/03/field-journal-3.html)

i looked at a whole bunch of stuff through out though like petrified wood, mirco fossils, ice age disconformities, and fossil poachers!

By: Michael D. Barton, FCD

Michael D. Barton, FCD — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:16:57 +0000

I lived in MT for six years and you’re doing something I still haven’t. Awesome, Brian – I look forward to seeing some photos…

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:51:28 +0000

I wish you the best of luck. you’re right, the only thing you can do is to go out in the field and do it for yourself. I long to go into the field and do what you are now (but i am having problems finding just where to look). Luckily, however, the LA Museum is taking people out to Red Rock Canyon do do just that. I plan on signing up.

While not a dinosaur, i managed to locate what might be a giant sea cow in Avila Beach. Unfortunately, it’s heavily eroded and my efforts to try and get it dug out have been fruitless…