Published by admin on Thu, 01/25/2024 - 12:58pm
A group representing the Big Horn Basin Dinosaur and Geoscience Center, Greybull Town Council and the Greybull Museum appeared before the Big Horn County Commission on Jan. 16.
Nolan O’Neal spoke first, explaining that they were working to get a world class display of local fossil treasures. “There are three headlines here. The first one just sets the stage. This basin has a unique place in history and science.”
The commissioners were given a handout that showed the four dinosaur casts the museums are pursuing.
He said some of the quarries in the county have produced the world’s most complete, unique, and scientifically important fossils and that many locals may not realize this. Thousands of bones discovered in the Howe Quarry in the 1930s went to the Museum of Natural History. The expedition was mainly funded by Sinclair.
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