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Summerasaurus Part V: The Badlands
Walking through the badlands is like walking through a western novel: canyons cut through the prairie, exposing layers of brown, gold, black and white sediment. Clichés keep popping up: tumbleweeds roll by, cactus pop out from unexpected places, and cattle skulls bleach in the sun. Scorpions hide
From the Field: Digging for Fossils in Churchill’s Trenches
July 22 Another ominously grey and chilly day dawns, but thankfully the rain holds off and after a fortifying breakfast we trundle down to the coast to warm up with some – whoopee – trench digging! It isn’t just any ordinary trench, however … this excavation will allow grad student Matt
Summerasaurus Part IV: How to Find Dinosaurs
Mark Farmer recently returned from an expedition to the badlands of southern Alberta with Dr. David Evans , Associate Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the ROM, in search of dinosaurs. Join us as Mark and Dr. Evans put up their notes from the field, detailing discoveries, how dinosaurs are
From the Field: Southern Alberta Dinosaur Project 2011 – Cherry on top
July 13-14, 2011 We have been in the field for almost a month. The last few days we have been winding down the field season. We have been getting the exposed and mapped bones out of the quarries before shutting them down. We finished off the McPheeters Bonebed yesterday. We did incredibly well
From the Field: Searching for Early Life in Churchill, MB
July 20 Well, our first full day in the Churchill area doesn’t quite pan out the way we had planned… from splendid weather on the evening of arrival, we shift to a morning of heavy overcast, followed by steady rain driven by gusty easterly winds. No opportunity for field familiarization with
Recap of Today’s Dino Q&A
A picture of David Evans (ROM) and fellow dino hunter Dr. M. Ryan excavating a fossil in Alberta shared on Twitter during the Q&A. Dr. David Evans , ROM palaeontologist and dino hunter, took your questions over twitter this afternoon for a one-hour Q&A. Here’s a recap of the
From the Field: Arrival in Churchill, Manitoba
July 18, 2011 – Welcome to Churchill! We arrive from Winnipeg by twin turboprop early this evening, after the usual minor delays and frustrations,… pick up our 4×4 vehicle, get settled in at the wonderful new Churchill Northern Studies Centre facility and spend a few hours showing two
Summerasaurs Interactive: Ask a Palaeontologist
Dr. David Evans on-site in southern Alberta Want to know how palaeontologists discover new dinosaur species? How about finding about what it takes to get a dinosaur out of the ground and into the lab? Any other questions about hunting dinosaurs? Get the answers
Summerasaurus Part III: The Jacketing Process
Mark Farmer recently returned from an expedition to the badlands of southern Alberta with Dr. David Evans , Associate Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the ROM, in search of dinosaurs. Join us over the course of the next month as Mark and Dr. Evans put up their notes from the field, detailing
Summerasaurus Part II: A Day in the Quarry
Mark Farmer recently returned from an expedition to the badlands of southern Alberta with Dr. David Evans , Associate Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the ROM, in search of dinosaurs. Join us over the course of the next month as Mark and Dr. Evans put up their notes from the field, detailing