The Carter County Museum is Montana’s first county museum and the first to display dinosaurs found in the state of Montana. Ekalaka has been at the epicenter of dinosaur discoveries for the past 100 years, and is continuing to be a source of scientific discovery. The Lambert Room, dedicated to paleontology displays, includes exhibits of a mounted Anatotitan copei skeleton (one of only a few nearly complete skeletons of this species), as well as a complete Triceratops skull. In addition, the badlands in the area have produced pachycephalosaurs, plesiosaurs, ankylosaurs, pterosaurs (this is the only known specimen from the Hell Creek Formation), mosasaurs, and the most complete juvenile T. rex.
Interviewee Nathan Carroll is the Director of Paleontology at the Carter County Museum in Ekalaka Montana. Located in the southeastern corner of Montana, the Carter County Museum is the perfect place to either start or end your Montana Dinosaur trail experience!
The Dino Shindig has become an anticipated annual event in the community at the end of July. The event welcomes visitors traveling from all over the world to hear lectures from leading paleontologists, partake in kids activities, and dance the night away.
Learn more about the Carter County Museum along the Montana Dinosaur Trail: mtdinotrail.or...
Montana is rich in paleontological history and has produced some of the most important dinosaur finds. The Montana Dinosaur Trail is a consortium of 14 museums across the state of Montana. Each facility features dinosaur related displays and many of the museums and their staff are actively adding to paleontology research.
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