The search for dinosaur bones continues all over the world to this day. The first dinosaur discovered in Antarctica was the nodosaurid Ankylosaurus, found in 1986 on Ross Island. The new name for the dinosaur is Cryolophosaurus ellioti. Other places yielding exceptional dinosaur bone finds include Argentina (South America), Mongolia and China. The United States takes the prize for the country with the largest actual number of dinosaur species found. The best (specific) place in the world to find a multitude of species is Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada.
It is at this location that 37 different types of dinosaurs have been excavated successfully. Within these areas of the world, the best places to search for dinosaur fossils are in deserts or badlands with really old rocks and no living plants or man-made structures. Montana and Utah have many areas like this to find dinosaur bones in dinosaur-age rocks. People usually dig for dinosaurs with picks, shovels, awls, or screwdrivers in legal areas (not National Parks). Sometimes crowbars, drills and dynamite are used to peel away rocks from fossil layers. The more detailed cleaning occurs inside after the fossil has been exposed. |
