Montana Dinosaur Digs

04/30/2026

Visit The Montana Dinosaur Center and the rest of the Montana Dinosaur Trail this summer!

Montana's Dinosaur Trail offers museums and dig sites where you can uncover fossils, learn about prehistoric life and even name a discovery.

04/30/2026

The foam pillar in our museum represents our local stratigraphic column, and documents how the environment has shifted from shallow ocean floor, tidal zone, beach front, arid flatlands, and back to shallow ocean.

12/18/2025

Does digging for fossils and introducing the public to the world of paleontology sound like a fun way to spend your summer?

You might just be a perfect to join our field staff for the 2026 field season!

2026 Field Internships info coming soon! Fill out this form to get notified when the application opens.

12/12/2025

Check out the first episode of our new Podcast series 4th Favorite Hat, featuring The Montana Dinosaur Center field crew, available on Spotify and where ever you listen to podcasts!

12/06/2025

The trailer for Fourth Favorite Hat is live, featuring Andy, Bret, and Bryce as they introduce themselves, explain how a guest’s argument about a “fourth favorite hat” became a permanent dig-site bit, and give a quick look at the mix of real paleontology and off-the-rails field chatter that shapes the show. You’ll hear about their work in the Two Medicine Formation, the museum’s citizen science digs, and a few inevitable detours into Star Wars debates, theme-park disasters, and a cow joke that falls apart in real time. If you want a snapshot of what conversations actually sound like during a fossil expedition, start with the trailer.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4zT5rrwJElGjvGyw1oLLau?si=mkQMDDlISjSkf3drSxkyJA

07/09/2025

What happens when the board president finishes a 14-book epic that took 25 years to complete? He asks the staff what to read next!

This summer, Steve finally finished The Wheel of Time. To help him find his next read, our whole staff put together a list of their favorite sci-fi and fantasy books! From Discworld and The Expanse to Mistborn, The Martian, and classic Asimov—there’s something here for every curious reader.

👉 Read the full list by staff member: https://tmdinosaurcenter.org/staff-books-picks-2025/

06/17/2025

In order to celebrate our 30th anniversary we're hosting The TMDC 30th Anniversary Bash , chocked full of activities and ice cream. Take it from me, this party will be dino-mite! Swing by the museum on July 1st from 3-7 pm, admission will be free for the open house.

03/01/2025

Every fossil dig expedition has lunch included - book now at https://montanadinosaurdig.com/!

Data is fun! Here you can see the breakdown of sandwich orders from our fossil dig expeditions!

It's not too late to add your order to the 2025 data - book now at https://tmindosaurcenter.org Our first expedition of the season leaves June 1!

05/01/2024

03/11/2024