PURPOSE – About Me

INTRODUCTION

Search Mission

How I Started

WHERE TO SEARCH

Past Discovery Sites

Identify Dinosaur Formations

Finding Extent of Formations

Finding Targets on Private Land

Finding the Land Owner

Gaining Search Permission

Search License

MY FIELD PREPARATION

Training & Conditioning

Equipment & Checklist

Protective Padding

Hiking Safety Issues & Equipment

Sun Shade & Protection

Hiking Boots & Feet

THE FOSSIL SEARCH

Transportation-Camping

Search Area Conditions

Know Your Location

The Search

Field Patterns

Search Targets

Field Tips

MY FOSSIL SITE PRACTICES

Fossil Excavation

Dig Strategies

How Far to Dig

Stabilizing Fossil Bones

Fossil Casting

Turning a Cast

Cast Identification

Step By Step

Documentation & Site Maps

GENERAL INFORMATION

Fossil Preparation

Fossil Reconstruction

My Field Nutrition

Field Psychology