Join The Fun As Montana’s Dinosaur Trail Turns 20

• Montana's Dinosaur Trail is celebrating 20 years in 2025
• There are 14 stops on Montana's Dinosaur Trail
• You can even get a Montana Dinosaur Trail Prehistoric Passport

Montana Has Been Known For Dinosaur Finds Since The 1800's

Montana is loaded with Dino history. From one end of the state to the other, there is a rich history recorded in fossils in the landscape of Big Sky Country.

Montana Dinosaur Trivia

From The Montana Dinosaur Trail:

• In 1854 the first dino was discovered in North America in Judith Landing in the Missouri River Breaks National Monument
• Discovered by Ferdinand Hayden
• Found to be a duck-billed dinosaur called a Trachodon
• Elvis was discovered near Malta in 1994
• An almost complete hadrosaur, the fossilized dino is almost 33 feet long
• Named Elvis because they found the hips of the dinosaur first
• A Brachylophosaurus covered in fossilized skin was found near Malta in 2001
• Dubbed Leonardo the "mummy" dinosaur
• Guinness Book of World Records named Leonardo the best preserved dinosaur ever found

• In 1902, Barnum Brown found the first identified T. rex in the world in the Hell Creek area by Jordon, Montana
• In 1997, Montana's T. rex was found near Fort Peck Lake. It's one of the most complete specimens ever discovered. This skeleton is on display at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana
• In 2001, the most complete juvenile T. rex was discovered by Carter, Montana
• Bozeman's Museum of the Rockies has the biggest collection in the world of T. rex and Triceratops

Hit The Road For A Montana Dinosaur Trail Adventure

This is just the tip of the Montana Dino Iceberg. There is so much to see and do. Three of the museums even offer dino digs.

You can get your Dino Passport and plan your Dino Adventure right here. Click this link to get started

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