Wyoming Day 7
Another short day. This time it was because we lost the truck keys for several hours. We were finally able to get to the site around lunchtime, and managed to get a few hours of digging in, including removing the small probable rib shown above. We also continued removing sediment around the vertebra and femur.
Tim found more of the local wildlife:

And we finally had to wrap up early because of approaching thunderstorms, which continued into the evening:

We have a crew of 6 people now, and the weather is supposed to be clear (if hot) for the next week, so I’m optimistic that we’ll be able to remove the remaining bones soon.
Updates from the Vertebrate Paleontology Lab
Sunday, June 21, 2009
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