How three kids found a T. rex fossil in North Dakota
A North Dakota family loved to go fossil hunting. When they found a dinosaur bone, they had no idea it was a scientifically valuable juvenile T. rex.
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A North Dakota family loved to go fossil hunting. When they found a dinosaur bone, they had no idea it was a scientifically valuable juvenile T. rex.
A juvenile T. rex fossil, discovered by a group of children during a hike near Marmarth, North Dakota, is now on display at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
We dug into the history of dinosaur discoveries in the Centennial State, where to see the coolest bones and tracksites, and what paleontologists are learning today.
Pops the Triceratops, a dinosaur fossil found near Briggsdale in 1982, is back on display at the Weld County Administration Building, 1150 O St., in Greeley. In October 2020, the fossil was taken to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, where it was restored and studied.
Moving a 69-million-year-old dinosaur skull requires patience, care, and — it turns out — a little superglue. Thankfully all three were on hand as fossil restorers returned the skull of Pops the Triceratops to its permanent home at the Weld County Administration Building on Tuesday.