Goals and Expectations for the dig participants 2006

Learn the geology of the area including the depositional history that has left us with the opportunity to uncover these rare fossils. Discover why dinosaur bones that are 150 million years old can be found and what it took to preserve them over the millions of years. Our dig site is located in the Jurassic-age Morrison Formation, known for its dinosaur bearing strata.

Learn the techniques that vertebrate paleontologists use in their endeavors to discover, identify and excavate dinosaur remains. You will be searching for and excavating dinosaur bones in the manner paleontologists have used for decades, while also helping in the plaster jacketing of these specimens to preserve these rare, fragile treasures.

Many of the bones uncovered at our site are scientifically significant. Despite this, most of our guests would like more than a picture of their find. DSI, therefore, has adopted a casting process that allows our guests to leave with a tangible memento of their experience.

We at Dinosaur Safaris since day one have maintained that if we make a scientifically significant find, we would search out the appropriate Ph.D. paleontologist or accredited institution to advise us on a proper course of action. We fully understand the importance of such a find. Our site is a series of dinosaur bone beds of disarticulated animals that died and the bones were washed into low lands during catastrophic flooding events. These bone beds contain a variety of bones, some intact; others fragmented of various sauropod and carnivorous dinosaurs. These remains are from dinosaurs that have been intensely studied since the days of Marsh, Cope, Brown and Osborn. There is currently minimal intensive study of these types of dinosaurs today unless entire skeletons are found or unless an unusual occurrence or assemblage is discovered. Despite this we are focused on examining each fossil in the event it may be significant.

Dinosaur Safaris believes that after such proper identification and documentation, some of the actual bone material from our private land can be made available for sale to the general public.

Visit our shop in Shell, Wyoming where we will have a number of gift items for participants to further remember their dinosaur experience. Castings from previous finds will be available for purchase for those wishing inexpensive materials for use in teaching or other educational endeavors.