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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

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See you in 2019!

Over the past several years we have had long field seasons with hundreds of volunteers and we have literally collected tons of dinosaur fossils.

Complete, 6.5 feet long Triceratops skull collected in 2017 with Tyler Lyson for scale.
Complete, 6.5 feet long Triceratops skull collected in 2017 with Tyler Lyson for scale. This field jacket alone weighed 2,860lbs!!

In 2018 MRF plans to take a year off from collecting and focus our efforts on prospecting for new and exciting localities. So please check back in 2019 when we plan to have another large field season. We look forward to seeing you in 2019!


New short film and website

Dr. Tyler Lyson and MRF (styled "the real Jurassic Park") featured in short film Valley of the Last Dinosaurs by MEL Films. Also check out the interactive website at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.

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MRF releases 2016 field work location

We had our most productive year in 2015. During the last two weeks of fieldwork alone we discovered 28 partial dinosaur skeletons (see photos). In 2016 we plan to return to this incredibly rich area to collect many of these skeletons.

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MRF builds dining hall, modern lecture center

In 2015 with the help of several generous MRF volunteers we added an addition onto the MRF lab house.

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Dakota at North Dakota Heritage Center

“Dakota” the mummified hadrosaur dinosaur that was found by Dr. Tyler Lyson in 1999 and collected by MRF volunteers in 2004 is now on display at the North Dakota Heritage Center.

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