From the field
Expeditions
Como Bluff, near Medicine Bow, Wyoming
Como Bluff — Apatosaurus ("Bertha")
Modern excavation at the historic Como Bluff locality with Dr. Robert T. Bakker — recovering Apatosaurus material, including "Bertha."
Shell, Wyoming (DinoSafaris quarry)
Sarah / Sophie — The Stegosaurus
One of the most complete Stegosaurus specimens known — found at Shell, Wyoming, identified in the field by its tail spikes, and now displayed at London's Natural History Museum as "Sophie."
Red Canyon Ranch, Shell, Wyoming
Camarasaurus — Shell, Wyoming
A two-month excavation of an over-90%-complete Camarasaurus skeleton with healed trauma, later transferred to the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Japan.
Death Valley National Park, California
Death Valley
Reading deep time in the lowest, hottest, driest place in North America — the mineral hues of Artist's Palette, the sailing stones of Racetrack Playa, petroglyphs, salt flats, and a desert in bloom.