Dinosaur Fossil Sites
Profiles of the world's most famous dinosaur fossil sites, including excavations in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.
Cedar Mountain
A particularly fertile stretch of the Morrison Formation.
A particularly fertile stretch of the Morrison Formation.
Dashanpu Formation
This Chinese quarry is unusually rich in sauropod fossils.
This Chinese quarry is unusually rich in sauropod fossils.
Dinosaur Cove
Australia's most famous dinosaur fossil site.
Australia's most famous dinosaur fossil site.
Dinosaur National Monument
A treasure trove of dinosaur fossils from the late Jurassic.
A treasure trove of dinosaur fossils from the late Jurassic.
Dinosaur Provincial Park
More complete dinosaur skeletons have been found here than anywhere else in the world.
More complete dinosaur skeletons have been found here than anywhere else in the world.
Flaming Cliffs
This Cretaceous fossil bed in Mongolia was as hot as its name.
This Cretaceous fossil bed in Mongolia was as hot as its name.
Ghost Ranch
Thousands of Coelophysis skeletons have been discovered here.
Thousands of Coelophysis skeletons have been discovered here.
Hell Creek
A huge variety of dinosaurs lived--and died--in this Cretaceous forest.
A huge variety of dinosaurs lived--and died--in this Cretaceous forest.
Karoo Basin
This fossil-rich formation covers two-thirds of South Africa.
This fossil-rich formation covers two-thirds of South Africa.
Lark Quarry
Famous not for its dinosaur fossils, but its dinosaur footprints.
Famous not for its dinosaur fossils, but its dinosaur footprints.
Las Hoyas
An important repository of prehistoric birds.
An important repository of prehistoric birds.
Liaoning
This Chinese quarry has yielded an astonishing array of dino-birds.
This Chinese quarry has yielded an astonishing array of dino-birds.
Solnhofen
The final resting place of Archaeopteryx.
The final resting place of Archaeopteryx.
Two Medicine Formation
"Egg Mountain" is this fossil site's most famous landmark.
"Egg Mountain" is this fossil site's most famous landmark.
Valle de la Luna
Argentina's "Valley of the Moon" dates back to Triassic times.
Argentina's "Valley of the Moon" dates back to Triassic times.