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Construction workers tearing up a parking lot at Dinosaur National Monument uncovered fossils that hadn't seen daylight since 1924. The discovery proves that even the most studied places on Earth can still surprise us.
A parking lot construction project uncovered the first new dinosaur fossils excavated at Dinosaur National Monument in over a century. The 150-million-year-old bones likely belong to a massive long-necked Diplodocus and extend far beyond the parking lot site.
Construction crews renovating a Colorado parking lot got a prehistoric surprise when they uncovered fossils from a long-neck dinosaur that had been hidden under asphalt for over a century. The discovery marks the first fossil excavation at Dinosaur National Monument in more than 100 years.
Workers paving a parking lot in Colorado accidentally discovered the first new dinosaur fossils at Dinosaur National Monument in over a century. The 3,000-pound haul likely belongs to a Diplodocus and is now being studied alongside fossils dating back 150 million years.
Construction workers tore up a parking lot and accidentally discovered 3,000 pounds of dinosaur fossils at a Utah national park, launching the site's first excavation since 1924. The massive Diplodocus bones are now being cleaned in public view at a nearby museum.
Construction workers accidentally discovered dinosaur fossils at Dinosaur National Monument last September, marking the first fossil excavation at that location since 1924. Scientists believe the 3,000 pounds of fossils belong to Diplodocus, an 80-foot-long giant that once roamed Colorado in herds.
Workers repaving a parking lot at Dinosaur National Monument discovered actual dinosaur fossils for the first time since 1924. The unexpected find turned a routine construction project into a 3,000-pound paleontology treasure hunt.