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Marmarth Research Foundation: In the Hell Creek Formation of North Dakota

Marmarth Research Foundation: In the Hell Creek formation of North Dakota

Palatobaena cohen
Turtle Graveyard Excavation, 2006
Hell Creek Formation

Palatobaena cohen

<em>Triceratops</em> squamosal

Triceratops squamosal
Homer
2005

A life long dream of finding a dinosaur skeleton came true while on a MRF dig in 2006.

John A. Pawloski
Connecticut Museum of Mining and Mineral Science

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Lab

Concerning our field program

Tom Hollocher
Volunteer Tom Hollocher prepares a Triceratops vertebrae.
Hadrosaur foot
This hadrosaur foot was part of a complete leg that was donated to the North Dakota Heritage Center where it is on permanent display.
Future museum
This house is being donated to the MRF and Marmarth Historical Society and will be used as part of the future natural history museum.
Ranse operates the Bobcat
Ranse uses the Bobcat to move field jackets into the lab where they can be prepared.
Barb
Barb prepares a block of turtles.
Assembly line of preparators!
When it rains, many volunteers spend time in the lab working on various projects.
Air scribe
Tom Hollocher uses an air scribe to clean a Triceratops dorsal vertebrae.
Air abrasive cabinet
The lab has two air abrasive cabinets and three air abrasive units.
Preparation
A volunteer prepares a Triceratops vertebrae in the lab.
Home away from home
Volunteers sleep in a historical railroad bunkhouse. You have your own room and share the bathrooms.
Pam Hollocher
Volunteer Pam Hollocher works on a Triceratops nasal horn.
Lab work
Volunteer April Farmer works on a hadrosaur fibula.