Dr. Ron Nellermoe's Research

This summer research project will involve field work at two different locations. The first portion will be spent exploring the beautiful but rugged Hell Creek formation northwest of Jordan, Montana. This is classic late Cretaceaus exposure and it has great potential for interesting dinosaur material. The second portion will be spent in Wyoming on the west side of the Big Horn Mountains. We will spend several days around the Shell, Wyoming, area visiting other professional groups, old historical sites and getting familiar with the rock units and structure of this Jurassic age region. From here we will travel south to Tensleep, Wyoming, to continue excavation on a site started last season. This site appears to be that of an immature Apatosaurus. You will experience all aspects of field paleontology during this project. There will be 3 weeks of camping, hiking and field work along with pre and post laboratory work. The total summer research period will be 8 weeks.