LAND OF THE DEAD

Exploring ancient worlds and the plants and animals that lived in them

Monday, June 7, 2010

AN ERECTOR SET FOR DINOSAURS

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The metal scaffold and plywood sarcophagus will certainly provide protection for the Carnegie Quarry and its fossil treasure trove during...
Friday, June 4, 2010

NECROPOLIS, SARCOPHAGUS, PINUS

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The river sandstones of the great Carnegie Quarry entombed thousands of bones belonging to the remains of over 500 dinosaurs, crocodiles, tu...
Friday, April 23, 2010

Lions, Cows, Dinosaurs, and Dynamite

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The Vernal branch of Lion’s International had long been a strong supporter of the development of Dinosaur National Monument. At least as ear...
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

A TEMPORARY, Temporary Visitor Center

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The date for the move was known well in advance, so there was plenty of time for the planning. The space required for the collections to be ...

Goodbye Basket

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One of the major structures within the QVC is the huge rolling crane that was originally used as a drilling platform when excavations were b...

Hidden Dangers

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The QVC is full of obvious hazards, from hanging walls of glass to bent vertical steel beams and collapsing ceilings. However, other more su...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Cutting and Moving Cement

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One the unusual opportunities offered to the public at Dinosaur is the chance to go up to the quarry face and touch the bones. This is not a...
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DAN CHURE: I have been the paleontologist at Dinosaur National Monument for 34 years. My main research interests are dinosaurs & the ecosystems they lived in. I am also interested in fossil resource management & preservation, & the impacts of 20th century warfare and social revolutions on fossil collections & scientists. This blog is personal and not an official blog of Dinosaur National Monument or the National Park Service.
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