Red Dirt Fossils

09/12/2026

We got to spend some time exploring today. Found 2 new sites! One has lots of big, softball sized dinosaur bone chunks, the other has lots of bits, croc, and theropod.

09/07/2026

Ive seen Stan in a lot of places, but never expected to see him in a jerky shop!

09/06/2026

End of day hike today on the private ranch, spotted this point. Not sure if its a crude, early point, or a failed/lost work in progress

09/05/2026

Today was hot and miserable. No shade canopy and getting sandblasted all day long. If you only go out on the perfect days, you'll never find anything. Now its time to eat some Chinese, wash this sand off me, and pass out.

09/03/2026

Fossil found by one of PALEOADVENTURES DINOSAUR DIGS guests yesterday. Still debating, but current idea is that it is a broken base of a brow horn from Triceratops. The horn is pointing left and top of the orbit is pointing up. It definitely has the blood vessel channels typical of ceratopsians.
You're thoughts on an ID?

09/02/2026

I promise, I looked at more than just the Edmontosaurus when I visited the Geology Museum at the School of Mines. They have a lot of great displays. Some are so big that its hard to get a picture. If you're in Rapid City, I highly recommend stopping in for a visit.

09/01/2026

Kind of crazy to see a museum still display a dinosaur in "tail dragging" pose. Maybe its just reaching up for some tender leaves, lol.

08/30/2026

Not the clearest pic, but this is a juvenile Edmontosaurus ilium. I spent the entire day exposing and pedestaling this. Big bones take a lot of time to get pit of the ground safely.

Sadly, I was so tired at the end, I forgot to take pics. I'll get pics before the jacket next week.

08/28/2026

Been busy with guests of PALEOADVENTURES DINOSAUR DIGS and didn't post.
1st an update; the possible trike scapula turns out to be a femur of a giant Edmontosaurus! Walter says "boo" but I like it.
Yesterday had more good finds from guests. Partial rex tooth, very nice Nanotyrannus tooth and rooted trike tooth along with verts and unknowns!
Let's see what what today holds in store

08/27/2026

Here is a link to recording of my presentation at the August meeting of the Hell Creek Paleo Society.


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