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Established in 1995, The Wyoming Dinosaur Center Your Jurassic Journey begins at The Wyoming is home to an unparalleled fossil collection from Our Museum Dinosaur Center and Dig Sites. Located in the Big around the world and amazing fossil discoveries Horn Basin of central Wyoming, we are adjacent The World’s Greatest from Wyoming. As one of the world’s top ten The Walk Through Time presents fossils from across to the breathtaking Wind River Canyon and a short dinosaur museums, visitors gain an interactive the world. Visitors follow the evolution of life from the road trip away from these destinations: Dinosaur Experience most primitive to the origins of the dominant land prehistoric experience like no other. EXPLORE • DISCOVER • EXCAVATE group of the Mesozoic Era, the dinosaurs. • 2.5 hours to Yellowstone National Park The Wyoming Dinosaur Center (WDC) is a 501(c)3 • 3.5 hours to Jackson Hole and Teton National Park non-profit organization devoted to the advancement In the Hall of Dinosaurs lies ... • 4 hours to Devil’s Tower of paleontological education, outreach and research. • 2 hours to Casper We work to provide outstanding hands-on geologic “The Thermopolis Specimen” • 1.5 hours to Cody and paleontological experiences that are engaging The most complete and well-preserved Archaeopteryx and enjoyable for visitors of all ages. found and the only specimen on display in North America.

“Jimbo” Open 7 days a week - all year! The second Supersaurus specimen ever discovered and the largest dinosaur found in Wyoming. At 106 feet Summer Season 8 AM-6 PM long, he is one of the longest dinosaurs to have lived. (May 15-September 15) Winter Season 10 AM-5 PM “Stan” (September 16-May 14) Not the largest T. rex ever found, but one of the most complete, having approximately 65% of its skeleton.

Triceratops One of the best known and well-documented dinosaurs ever found. Triceratops is the state dinosaur of Wyoming.

“Mary” A primitive species of ceratopsian, or horned dinosaur, Medusaceratops is important to understanding how ceratopsian dinosaurs evolved. The Wyoming Dinosaur Center Allosaurus 110 Carter Ranch Road, PO Box 351 Among the most well-understood theropod ever Thermopolis, WY USA 82443 found, Allosaurus is considered one of the top Museum: (307) 864 - 2997 predators of Jurassic North America. Toll-Free: (800) 455 - DINO Fax: (307) 864 - 5762 A 501(c)3 Non-Profit Corporation Also noteworthy among more than 58 mounted skeletons are Stegosaurus, fossils from Scotland, Germany, flying reptiles from Brazil and an abundance of fossils from right here in Thermopolis. www.wyomingdinosaurcenter.org [email protected] Walk Among Dinosaurs Visitors have a one-of-a-kind opportunity to go on a Dig Into Paleontology guided tour of dinosaur dig sites and see actual fossils being excavated. We have been digging dinosaur bones on Warm Springs Ranch for over 2 decades. Since our first The SI “Something Interesting” site, featured on our discovery in 1993, over 150 dinosaur dig sites have tour, may be the most scientifically important site been found in the thick mudstone layer known as discovered to date. It exposes track impressions that the Morrison Formation, dating from the Jurassic were made by dinosaurs around a Jurassic watering period, (208-145) million years ago. hole. SI is the only confirmed feeding site that contains dinosaur body fossils and footprints. These sites are some of the most prolific dinosaur dig Our Experiences sites in the country. Our discoveries include mostly Dig For A Day sauropods, Camarasaurus, Diplodocus, Apatosaurus and Get hands-on as you dig for dinosaurs alongside other dinosaurs such as Stegosaurus and Allosaurus. paleontologists, exploring a dig site, identifying specimens and learning about ancient geology. Our objective for these actively worked sites is to You may find a leg bone, vertebra, ribs, claws and teeth. unearth the bones (with your help, of course) and prepare them for scientific investigation and display. Kids Dig Dinosaur Academy This program supports your child’s enthusiasm for Using the field as a classroom, this program the science of paleontology by providing a unique examines the process of scientific inquiry. Through opportunity for youth, age eight to twelve, to the interdisciplinary study of paleontology, high experience paleontology first hand. school students will be exposed to major concepts in evolutionary biology and geology. Shovel Ready A hands-on three hour program digging alongside Road Scholar paleontologists. Participants will receive the basic field techniques certificate, enabling them to volunteer for the Paleo Prep foundation any time and offer evidence of field This three hour program gives participants an competence at other museums. up close and personal experience cleaning and preparing bones for research and display.