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Dinosaurs continue to fascinate the public but movies and shows make dinosaur fossil discoveries appear almost effortless. Unlike movie depictions and even AI images, full fossilized skeletons aren’t just sitting on the ground waiting to be discovered. In real life it takes years of careful detective work, patience, and a whole lot of luck. Paleontologists don’t just wander around and stumble upon dinosaur fossils. They start with geology, maps, and a walking for miles with a well-trained...

Could you really find a dinosaur fossil? Absolutely—just maybe not the way Hollywood portrays it. Dinosaur shows on Netflix and the Jurassic Park movies make it look like fossils are everywhere, but the fossilization process itself makes finding dinosaurs and other fossils very rare.   So, can I find dinosaur fossils myself? The honest answer is: yes but you have to know where to look!   Dinosaur bones have been discovered on every continent, and almost each of the states in the USA has...

This holiday season, find the perfect gift for archaeology buffs, curated by Ancient Odysseys!