Miner within a mountainside tunnel chips away rock in search of amber. The only tools used in these mines are a short-handled shovels, small sledge hammers, chisels, and candles. Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, West Indies. No model release, but photographed with permission.
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Brock Sisson, owner of Fossilogic and a leader in fossil preparation and mounting, starting to expose bones of an unprepared Allosaurus fragilis dinosaur skull in its plaster jacket. This Allosaurus skull is of Jurassic age, from the Morrison Formation, Cowley, Wyoming. Fossilogic paleo prep lab in Orem, Utah, USA. Model released.
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Everett Black exposing a Priscacara serrata fish skeleton in fossil prep lab owned by Brock Sisson. This is a fish specimen from the Green River Formation of Eocene age – 52 million years old – in southwestern Wyoming. Most specimens require restoration; and this one, even with a crack through the middle of it, can be a beautiful fossil if well prepared. Fossilogic paleo prep lab in Orem, Utah, USA. Model released.
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Overhead view of Fossilogic paleo prep lab in Orem, Utah, USA, owned by Brock Sisson. In the foreground, Seth Bourgeous is preparing the pelvis of an Allosaurus fragilis skeleton for casting. Other Allosaurus bones are spread out on the two long tables next to him. In the background Everett Black, on left, wears a half-mask respirator while blowing limestone dust away from a turtle specimen from the Green River Formation of SW Wyoming; and Brock Sisson, on right is welding a support armature for a skeleton. The Allosaurus skeleton is of Jurassic age, from the Morrison Formation, Ten Sleep, Wyoming. Also shown in this photo are replicas of a Majungasaurus atopus dinosaur skull of Cretaceous age from Majunga Basin in Madagascar – the white skull in the black box, lower left corner, and the tan skull on floor in front of Everett Black; a large white skull sculpture with few original parts from a new species of Therapod dinosaur – also on floor in front of Everett Black; a real Wooly Rhino skull, Coelodonta antiquitatis, of Pleistocene age from Siberia – dark brown, on floor in front of Seth Bourgeous; and a replica of a Saber-tooth Cat skull, Smilodon fatalis, of Pleistocene age from Rancho La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, California – on table in front of Seth. Model releases available for all three men.
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Paleontology Specialist Rick Hunter working on a 150 million-year-old Barosaurus dinosaur skeleton, still in a plaster jacket that holds together a block of bones as found in the field. Functioning paleontology lab on exhibit at the Museum of Ancient Life / Thanksgiving Point Institute, Lehi, Utah, USA.
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The Cambrian period is especially well represented in western Utah’s fossil record and its House Range is one of the most famous Cambrian fossil localities in the world. The House Range includes the Wheeler Shale and the overlying Marjum Formation. Cambrian fossils represented in these deposits include many trilobites, sponges, early echinoderms, crustaceans, worms, and brachiopods. The largest known Cambrian animal is Anomalocaris – shown here – was a two-foot-long predator that is seemingly related to arthropods. Mural in Museum of Ancient Life / Thanksgiving Point Institute, Lehi, Utah, USA.Artwork by Chase Studio.
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Panoramic view of Green River Stone Company’s fossil quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming, USA. This ancient lakebed contains fossils that date back to Eocene in the Green River Formation of southwestern Wyoming. Fossil Butte National Monument can be seen on the skyline in the background in the upper right corner of this photo.
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Excavated wall in Green River Stone Company’s fossil quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming, USA, showing rock layers, some of which are rich in fossils of Eocene age from the Green River Formation.
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Overview of Green River Stone Company’s fossil quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming, USA. Staff are extracting fossiliferous slabs in the “18-inch layer,” strata that have proven to contain the most fossils from this ancient lakebed that dates back to Eocene in the Green River Formation of southwestern Wyoming. Quarry Manager is Matt Helm, wearing a brown shirt, with three helpers: David Dilworth in green t-shirt; Dallin Ahrnsbrak in white t-shirt; and Jacob Benner in red t-shirt. Model releases available for all four.
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Lifting a large slab of fossiliferous limestone at a quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming, owned by Green River Stone Company, headquartered in Logan, Utah. This crew is excavating the “18-inch” layer, which refers to the average thickness of the rock layer containing the most fossils from an ancient lakebed of Eocene age in the Green River Formation of SW Wyoming, USA. The quarry is in close proximity to Fossil Butte National Monument. Model Releases available for all people shown in this series of photos. The quarry manager is Matt Helm (brown shirt), and his crew are David Dilworth (green t-shirt), Dallin Ahrnsbrak (white t-shirt), and Jacob Benner (red t-shirt).
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Moving a large slab of fossiliferous limestone at a quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming, owned by Green River Stone Company, headquartered in Logan, Utah. This crew is excavating the “18-inch” layer, which refers to the average thickness of the rock layer containing the most fossils from an ancient lakebed of Eocene age in the Green River Formation of SW Wyoming, USA. The quarry is in close proximity to Fossil Butte National Monument. Model Releases available for all people shown in this series of photos. The quarry manager is Matt Helm (brown shirt), and his crew are David Dilworth (green t-shirt), Dallin Ahrnsbrak (white t-shirt), and Jacob Benner (red t-shirt).
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Moving a large slab of fossiliferous limestone to an A-frame pallet at a quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming, owned by Green River Stone Company, headquartered in Logan, Utah. This crew is excavating the “18-inch” layer, which refers to the average thickness of the rock layer containing the most fossils from an ancient lakebed of Eocene age in the Green River Formation of SW Wyoming, USA. The quarry is in close proximity to Fossil Butte National Monument. Model Releases available for all people shown in this series of photos. The quarry manager is Matt Helm (brown shirt), and his crew are David Dilworth (green t-shirt), Dallin Ahrnsbrak (white t-shirt), and Jacob Benner (red t-shirt).
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Identification notes on palletized slabs of fossiliferous limestone at fossil quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming, owned by Green River Stone Company. These slabs are ready to be trucked to their company prep lab in Logan, Utah, USA.
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Stair-step excavation through the “18-inch layer” in a fossil quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming, owned by Green River Stone Company, headquartered in Logan, Utah. This crew is excavating the “18-inch” layer, which refers to the average thickness of the rock layer containing the most fossils from an ancient lakebed of Eocene age in the Green River Formation of SW Wyoming, USA. The quarry is in close proximity to Fossil Butte National Monument. Quarry Manager Matt Helm, wearing a brown shirt, has three helpers: David Dilworth in green t-shirt; Dallin Ahrnsbrak in white t-shirt; and Jacob Benner in red t-shirt. Model released.
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A fossilized fish before preparation, as typically seen in a freshly split piece of layered limestone. Found in a fossil quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming, owned by Green River Stone Company, headquartered in Logan, Utah. This fossil was excavated from the “18-inch” layer, which refers to the average thickness of the rock layer containing the most fossils from an ancient lakebed of Eocene age in the Green River Formation of SW Wyoming, USA. The quarry is in close proximity to Fossil Butte National Monument.
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Fossilized fish as typically seen in a freshly split piece of layered limestone — being marked with pencil in this photo so that it is not overlooked after shipped to a paleo prep lab. Found in a fossil quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming, owned by Green River Stone Company, headquartered in Logan, Utah. This fossil was excavated from the “18-inch” layer, which refers to the average thickness of the rock layer containing the most fossils from an ancient lakebed of Eocene age in the Green River Formation of SW Wyoming, USA. The quarry is in close proximity to Fossil Butte National Monument. Model released.
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Freshly split slab of limestone reveals a Diplomystus dentatus fish fossil at Green River Stone Company’s fossil quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming. Fossils from this ancient lakebed are of Eocene age in the Green River Formation of SW Wyoming, USA.
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A fossilized bird’s foot as found in a freshly split piece of layered limestone, at a fossil quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming, owned by Green River Stone Company, headquartered in Logan, Utah. This fossil was excavated from the “18-inch” layer, which refers to the average thickness of the rock layer containing the most fossils from an ancient lakebed of Eocene age in the Green River Formation of SW Wyoming, USA. The quarry is in close proximity to Fossil Butte National Monument. Model released.
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A piece of fossilized palm frond found in a freshly split, unprepared slab of fossiliferous limestone at a fossil quarry near Kemmerer, Wyoming, owned by Green River Stone Company, headquartered in Logan, Utah. This fossil was found in the “18-inch” layer, which refers to the average thickness of the rock layer containing the most fossils from an ancient lakebed of Eocene age in the Green River Formation of SW Wyoming, USA. The quarry is in close proximity to Fossil Butte National Monument.
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In-situ Bonebed Curator Justin Wilkins (has beard) with two staff assistants, Zachary Reid and Anna Whittaker, working in the bonebed at the Mammoth Site & Museum in Hot Springs, South Dakota, USA. This is an active paleontological excavation and research site. The building encloses a prehistoric sinkhole that formed and was slowly filled with sediments during the Pleistocene era. The sedimentary fill of the sinkhole contains the remains of Pleistocene fauna and flora preserved by entrapment and burial within a sinkhole. This site has the greatest concentration of mammoth remains in the world. As of 2016, the remains of 61 mammoths, including 58 North American Columbian and 3 woolly mammoths had been recovered, along with the bones of camels, wolves, and giant short-faced bears. Model releases available for these three staff members.
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In-situ Bonebed Curator Justin Wilkins (has beard) with two staff assistants, Zachary Reid and Anna Whittaker, working in the bonebed at the Mammoth Site & Museum in Hot Springs, South Dakota, USA. This is an active paleontological excavation and research site. The building encloses a prehistoric sinkhole that formed and was slowly filled with sediments during the Pleistocene era. The sedimentary fill of the sinkhole contains the remains of Pleistocene fauna and flora preserved by entrapment and burial within a sinkhole. This site has the greatest concentration of mammoth remains in the world. As of 2016, the remains of 61 mammoths, including 58 North American Columbian and 3 woolly mammoths had been recovered, along with the bones of camels, wolves, and giant short-faced bears. Model releases available for these three staff members.
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Bonebed at the Mammoth Site & Museum in Hot Springs, South Dakota, USA. This is an active paleontological excavation and research site. The building encloses a prehistoric sinkhole that formed and was slowly filled with sediments during the Pleistocene era. The sedimentary fill of the sinkhole contains the remains of Pleistocene fauna and flora preserved by entrapment and burial within a sinkhole. This site has the greatest concentration of mammoth remains in the world. As of 2016, the remains of 61 mammoths, including 58 North American Columbian and 3 woolly mammoths had been recovered, along with the bones of camels, wolves, and giant short-faced bears.
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Acid-etched preparation of a Diplomystus dentatus fish fossil of Lower Miocene age from the Green River Formation of SW Wyoming, USA. Its length is 11.5 inches. This specimen is in the collection of the Black HIlls Institute of Geological Research, photographed with written permission for commercial educational use. Along with credit to the photographer, please include a “specimen courtesy of” credit to the Black Hills Institute of Geological Research.
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Model of Nanotyrannus lancensis dinosaur head based on the holotype skull in the Cleveland Museum of Natural History; some believe this is a juvenile T-rex. This model is 33 inches long from nose to back of head. It is in the collection of the Black HIlls Institute of Geological Research, photographed with written permission for commercial educational use. Along with credit to the photographer, please include a “specimen courtesy of” credit to the Black Hills Institute of Geological Research and credit to the artist Charles McGrady.
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FossilSafari.com visitors searching for fossils at Fossil Safari Quarry owned by Warfield Fossils, an educational vacation experience for adults and children. Shown in this photo are three generations of the Oldenburg family, from Georgia: Gordon Sr., Gordon Jr., and James, age 6. Site of an ancient lakebed of Eocene age in the Green River Formation near Kemmerer, Wyoming, USA. Model releases available for all people shown in this series of photos.
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Diorama of an early Eocene underwater view of Fossil Lake, with reconstructions of extinct fresh-water fauna, based on fossils from the Fossil Butte Member of the Green River Formation of Wyoming. Fish in this scene are Knightia alta (upper left corner); Diplomystus (left foreground); Priscacara (lower right corner); and Phareodus (large fish in background). Other animals in this diorama are a turtle, crayfish (lower right corner); and mollusks. Exhibit in Visitor’s Center, Fossil Butte National Monument, Kemmerer, Wyoming, USA.
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