Please wait...
About This Project
Grand Staircase Escalante Partners
Tyrannosaurs are essential components of Late Cretaceous ecosystems, but are generally rare and poorly known, especially in the southern U.S. We discovered a mass mortality site, including tyrannosaurs in multiple growth stages. What caused this mass mortality? How diverse were southern tyrannosaurs? What can we conclude regarding the social structure of these apex predators? Full excavation of the site and preparation of the fossil material will help us answer these critical questions.
More Lab Notes From This Project
Browse Other Projects on Experiment
Related Projects
Exploring the poorly studied Late Cretaceous Almond Formation for dinosaur remains
We are leading an expedition to the Late Cretaceous Almond Formation of Southwestern Wyoming. Our goal is...
Cannibalism in Giant Tyrannosaurs
This is the key question we hope to answer with this study. This project is to fund research into a skull...
Can we use phytoliths in modern savanna soil to understand past ecosystems?
Phytoliths are microscopic silica particles produced by plants that can be easily fossilized and preserved...