US EditionNew fossils uncovered at Dinosaur National Monument, leading to first excavation there in a century
The first excavation in over 100 years uncovered 3,000 pounds of Diplodocus fossils during a construction project, with bones now studied at a Utah museum.
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Newly discovered dinosaur fossil from 150 million years ago excavated at Dinosaur National Monument
Before they repaved paradise and put in a parking lot, they called the staff paleontologist. That’s protocol for Dinosaur National Monument, the remote, high desert outpost in northwestern Colorado where the Yampa and Green rivers converge, and that’s famous for — wouldn’t you know it — dinosaur fossils. ReBecca Hunt-Foster, the park paleontologist, knew there was a high likelihood construction crews would find some new fossils as they dug up a…
According to a CBS report, the discovery took place at Dinosaur National Monument on the border between Utah and Colorado. • The excavation was carried out after infrastructure work was halted. • About 1.4 tons of rocks and fossils were transferred for research. • This is the first excavation at the site since 1924.
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