Three young boys find a T Rex fossil
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Three young boys, the most famous dinosaur in history, and a prehistoric discovery that left them speechless.
Two young brothers and their cousin made the discovery of a lifetime whilst hiking in North Dakota — a T-rex fossil poking out of the ground.
Oh wow.. I'd have completely lost my dinosaur loving mind. Those kids are going to have to work extra hard to top that!
posted by drewbage1847 at 4:51 PM on August 8 [1 favorite]
posted by drewbage1847 at 4:51 PM on August 8 [1 favorite]
Eh... it was only a t-rex *fossil*?
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 4:59 PM on August 8 [1 favorite]
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 4:59 PM on August 8 [1 favorite]
Oh man can you imagine being 10 (or 9 or 7) and finding a freakin T-Rex
Imagine going to college 10 years from now to study archaeology knowing you've already outdone everyone around you, and yourself for the next lifetime or two.
posted by pwnguin at 5:24 PM on August 8 [7 favorites]
Imagine going to college 10 years from now to study archaeology knowing you've already outdone everyone around you, and yourself for the next lifetime or two.
posted by pwnguin at 5:24 PM on August 8 [7 favorites]
Such a great find for The Brothers. I was really hoping for a picture of the t-rex in situ!
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 6:30 AM on August 9
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 6:30 AM on August 9
I'm intensely curious what the process is when you find what looks like an interesting fossil on Bureau of Land Management territory. Who do you call? Who do you talk to? How do you mark the spot to find it again?
posted by plinth at 7:03 AM on August 9
posted by plinth at 7:03 AM on August 9
This is the coolest story — the paleontologist team had the kids come help dig it up! How great.
posted by SeedStitch at 7:05 AM on August 9 [1 favorite]
posted by SeedStitch at 7:05 AM on August 9 [1 favorite]
what the process is when you find what looks like an interesting fossil
Basically you can collect plant fossils but not animal fossils for personal collection. You can't sell or trade them. ( casual collection)
Anything else requires a permit.
here's a BLM link that goes into more detail
To mark it, I would just make a way point or write down the GPS coordinates.
I would avoid making any visible markings at all.
Here's a link from Utah
What should you do if you find a fossil? Can you keep it? Should you report it?
posted by yyz at 7:33 AM on August 9 [1 favorite]
Basically you can collect plant fossils but not animal fossils for personal collection. You can't sell or trade them. ( casual collection)
Anything else requires a permit.
here's a BLM link that goes into more detail
To mark it, I would just make a way point or write down the GPS coordinates.
I would avoid making any visible markings at all.
Here's a link from Utah
What should you do if you find a fossil? Can you keep it? Should you report it?
posted by yyz at 7:33 AM on August 9 [1 favorite]
When I was that age I saw no reason this couldn't happen in my back yard in Pennsylvania. It was just a matter of digging in the right spot as far as I could see. I'm still mad.
posted by Sing Or Swim at 9:16 AM on August 9
posted by Sing Or Swim at 9:16 AM on August 9
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