Uncovering the large fish fossil specimen, at the Niobrara Formation in Kansas. Photo submitted by Sara Bruegel.
A disarticulated, compressed vertebrae specimen, from a fossilized Xiphactinus, which may have been up to 18 inches long. Photo by David Rives.
Removing the plaster cast for transport, at the Niobrara Formation in Kansas. Photo by Sara Bruegel.
Uncovering a large, intact fish fossil, at the Niobrara Formation in Kansas. Photo by Sara Bruegel.
Group photo at the Niobrara Formation dig in Kansas, 2015. Photo submitted by David Rives.
Removal of Field Jacketed fossil, in perspective, at the Niobrara Formation in Kansas. Photo by Sara Bruegel.
Plaster Field Jacket being removed for transport, at the Niobrara Formation in Kansas. Photo by Sara Bruegel.
Today, me and my friend Ben were walking through the Niobrara Formation in West Kansas on a paleontological dig and discovered this very large articulated fossilized fish. 56″ of the specimen has been uncovered (you can easily see 60 of the vertebrae in the photo). Photo submitted by David Rives.
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