Fossil Dig: Discovery and Excavation
Painted Desert Visitor Center 1 Park Road, Petrified Forest National Park, AZPrepare to get dirty digging in the Triassic Chinle Formation for fossil bones of giant amphibians, reptiles, and even early dinosaurs. Join the park paleontologist for a fossil dig in the Petrified Forest National Park. This one day excursion provides an introduction to paleontology field work.
Fossil Dig: Discovery and Excavation
Painted Desert Visitor Center 1 Park Road, Petrified Forest National Park, AZPrepare to get dirty digging in the Triassic Chinle Formation for fossil bones of giant amphibians, reptiles, and even early dinosaurs. Join the park paleontologist for a fossil dig in the Petrified Forest National Park. This one day excursion provides an introduction to paleontology field work.
Paleontology in the Land of Color
Painted Desert Visitor Center 1 Park Road, Petrified Forest National Park, AZJoin Petrified Forest NP paleontologists and paleontologist Christa Sadler for an exploration of the paleontology and archeology of some of the newly acquired parklands. We will car-camp in a remote area of the park (one which does not receive tourist visitation), and from this base camp, we will prospect in the surrounding badlands for new fossil localities and excavate fossils at known localities. We will have a chance to learn prep work in the paleontological lab and have time to explore the region for petroglyphs, incredible scenery, and whatever else we discover.
Overnight in the Devil’s Playground
Painted Desert Visitor Center 1 Park Road, Petrified Forest National Park, AZPetrified Forest National Park is one of the most interesting landscapes in the world. Geologically, the deposits of petrified wood and the colored rocks tell an incredible story of this region more than 200 million years ago.