CSPAN3 Paleontology In Montana July 14, 2024
Dinosaurs preserves the last of the dinosaurs before they became extinct at the end of the mesozoic era. We have a lot of formation here in the state and that is where we go to find triceratops and trex. The first discovery of fossils in montana go back to the native american days. Have been eroding out of these hillsides and crops forever. The first case of fossils being discovered were at the turn of the 20 turnofthecentury in late 1900s late 1800s. A lot of those fossils went back to the east coast to large institutions like the carnegie, or smithsonian. It wasnt until the late 70s that we ...