Dinosaur Field Expeditions

My name is John Krolikowski and I have been on a number of paleontological field expeditions. It all started for me back in "88 when I went with the Milwaukee Public Museum to Montana. The picture to the left is me trying to expose the ulna of Edmontosaurus annectens. Question:

Have you always wanted to participate on one of the dinosaur digs?
Are you wanting to experience the thrill of discovery of fossil remains ?
Do you want to learn the techniques that paleontologists use in exploration and excavation of dinosaurs?

If you answer yes to any of these questions, then check out the following sites! Typically, participants pay a share of the expedition costs and prices do vary. Orginally this page was intended for the US and Canada, in the future it will provide information globally.

Alberta Digs

Royal Tyrrell Museum.may have info on collecting trips

Colorado Digs

Western Interior Paleontological Society also offers paleontologic expeditions.
The Museum ofWestern Colorado in Garnd Junction offers paleontologic expeditions in Colorado also check out Dinamation International Society's Devils Canyon Science and Learning Center in Fruita.

Florida Digs

Fossil expeditions provide collecting trips in Florida

Kansas Digs

Mike Everhart who's Oceans of Kansas page may have info on collecting trips in Kansas

Montana Digs

The Cincinnati Museum Glenn W Storrs, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Cincinnati Museum (513-287-7000) has a site for collection of Diplodocus bones.
Judith River Dinosaur Institute Five days of dig site instruction and excavation in the Judith River Formation.
Burpee Museum will have collecting trips this summer where they found a Nanotyranosaur
Paleotrek will also have collecting trips in Garfield County this summer
Timescale Adventures provides hands-on programs for the general public.

North Dakota Digs

Pioneer Trails Regional Museum Join PTRM Paleontologists in the field as they collect fossils in the Bowman ND area.

Saskatchewan Digs

Royal Saskatchewan Museum prepares to remove more of "Scotty" the Tyrannosaurus rex that was buried farther back in the hill. Day Dig Program runs from July 1 to August 31.

South Dakota Digs

Grand River MuseumThis year Ron Nellermoe will be working at a Hadrosaur bonebed.
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Museum of Geology Participate in the scientific excavation of important paleontological sites in the Black Hills region.

Wyoming Digs

Tate Museum. Week-long educational outings in search of fossils in Wyoming.
Wyoming Dinosaur Center Dig for a Day with scientists as they discover, collect, and document Jurassic dinosaur fossils.
Dinosaur Safaris have a dinosaur dig adventure opportunity also.

Utah Digs

College of Eastern Utah and Utah Friends of Paleontology (UFOP) may have info on collecting trips
Uinta Paleo may have information on collecting trips throughout Utah.

The picture to the left is members of the Royal Tyrrell Museum carrying Euoplocephalus material back to the lab. After the skeleton had been exposed, it was carefully divided and plastered into blocks of a manageable size. From left to right are Dr. Don Brinkman, Dr. Dave Eberth, Brian Matthews, and grad. students, Natalia Rybzynski, Vaia Barkas and Matt Vickaryous.

Other Field Experiences

Ischigulasto Argentina is home of some of the oldest dinosaurs found, like Eoraptor, Herrerasaurus and Pisanosaurus. "El Museo de Ciencias Naturales de San Juan" now have a web site to promote their activities and obtain help, mainly by volunteers interested in participate in future expeditions.
GeoTours Africa specialises in geo-ecological tourism in southern Africa, focusing on geology, palaeontology, natural and cultural history as well as palaeoanthropology.
Earthwatch (1-800-776-0188) organizes biological expeditions around the world and this year paleontologic digs to Mexico and Spain.
Sierra Club offers numerous projects from trail maintenance to wildlife research projects including archaeology digs
American Hiking Society lists projects on trail building and park maintenance.
British Trust For Conservation Volunteers has opportunities in Britain and internationally.

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