Eight feet of a fossil tree has been excavated revealing humerii and other long bones underneath. The quarry is now 30 feet long and 15 feet wide with a 14 foot high back wall. The Brachylophosaurus bonebed has so far yielded portions of 3 skulls of varying sizes, and representatives of all skeletal elements. In some areas of the quarry, there are more than fifty bones within a square meter. The crew works in the morning hours as the heat has been exceeding 90 degrees every day.
Mosquitoes are out and have become a major problem, especially in camp.
Many bones have been jacketed and removed from the quarry including pelvic bones and vertebrae. The crew is busy removing 3 more feet of backwall and lengthening the quarry. It was discovered two days ago by Jeff Martin in the Claggett Shale, a marine formation. With the latest overburden removed, the crew can get back to excavating the bonebed again. Jack Horner and Mark Goodwin have been exploring the Judith River Formation along the Milk River from the Alberta border to Havre.