This baenid turtle from the late Cretaceous was discovered by Loren Gurche in the badlands of North Dakota. This turtle lived in freshwater river systems.
Loren Gurche is performing the air scribe work on this tricerarops skull. This ironstone concretion covers the surface of the mineralized bone, and mist be chiseled away. Fred the tricerarops skull was didcovered by Loren Gurche & Robert DePalma #dinosaur #science
This is the skull of an oreodont. It is a mammal which roamed the river valleys of North America 35 million years ago. Oredonts lived from the Eocene to the late Miocene. Visit DEEP TIME 🔗
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Prospecting for dinosaur fossils in the badlands of South Dakota! This late winter excursion will help me determine which dig sites to work on during the sunmer. A large tricerarops vertebra is a good sign. Stay tuned! #dinosaur #badlands #science #paleontology