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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

Eubaena skull
Turtle Graveyard Excavation, 2002
Hell Creek Formation

Eubaena skull

Crocodile vertebra

Crocodile vertebra
Turtle Graveyard
2005

I have had some pretty exciting moments working in the entertainment business, but few can compare to standing on an 18-inch ledge, 75 feet in the air...digging a Torosaurus out of the side of a hill.

Steve Cohen
Retired Broadway Producer

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Lab

Concerning our field program

Tom Hollocher
Volunteer Tom Hollocher prepares a Triceratops vertebrae.
Hadrosaur foot
This hadrosaur foot was part of a complete leg that was donated to the North Dakota Heritage Center where it is on permanent display.
Future museum
This house is being donated to the MRF and Marmarth Historical Society and will be used as part of the future natural history museum.
Ranse operates the Bobcat
Ranse uses the Bobcat to move field jackets into the lab where they can be prepared.
Barb
Barb prepares a block of turtles.
Assembly line of preparators!
When it rains, many volunteers spend time in the lab working on various projects.
Air scribe
Tom Hollocher uses an air scribe to clean a Triceratops dorsal vertebrae.
Air abrasive cabinet
The lab has two air abrasive cabinets and three air abrasive units.
Preparation
A volunteer prepares a Triceratops vertebrae in the lab.
Home away from home
Volunteers sleep in a historical railroad bunkhouse. You have your own room and share the bathrooms.
Pam Hollocher
Volunteer Pam Hollocher works on a Triceratops nasal horn.
Lab work
Volunteer April Farmer works on a hadrosaur fibula.