Distinctly Montana Magazine
Issue link: https://digital.distinctlymontana.com/i/1163856
D I S T I N C T L Y M O N T A N A M A G A Z I N E • F A L L 2 0 1 9 60 GREAT PLAINS DINOSAUR MUSEUM AND FIELD STATION MALTA The Great Plains Dinosaur Museum and Field Station displays rare fossils: fish, invertebrates, plants and a variety of dinosaur species such as Triceratops, Stegosaurus, and Hadrosaurs 'Roberta' and 'Leonardo'—the mummy dinosaur that the Guinness Book of World Records lists as the 'best preserved' dinosaur. Museum includes preparation lab and gift shop. Summer field digs and area tours available. (406) 654-5300 405 NORTH 1ST STREET EAST • MALTA PHILLIPS COUNTY MUSEUM MALTA The Phillips County Museum features fossil discov- eries from the nearby Judith River Formation (late cretaceous period, 77 million years ago). Features include a 33-foot long skeleton of "Elvis" the Brachylophosaurus, one of the best articulated di- nosaur skeletons ever found, a complete T. rex skull, and a dynamically posed 28' skeleton of an early T. rex cousin, Albertosaurus. Pose with a 700-pound Apatosaurus femur and shop in the gift store. (406) 654-1037 431 US-2 EAST • MALTA BLAINE COUNTY MUSEUM CHINOOK The Blaine County Museum's Paleontology Department displays a dozen Judith River Formation exhibits including Hadrosaur, Gorgosaurus, and Ankylosaurus fossils from the area. Remains of gigantic marine reptiles Mosasaur and Plesiosaur are featured, along with invertebrates from the area's ancient ocean (75-500 million years ago). In the Look, Touch, and Wonder room guests can handle fossils of sea creatures, plants, and dinosaurs that roamed this area millions of years ago. (406) 357-2590 501 INDIANA STREET • CHINOOK GLENDIVE DINOSAUR AND FOSSIL MUSEUM GLENDIVE The Glendive Dinosaur and Fossil Museum displays fossils and casts from around the world. Displays include life-sized Allosaurus and Stegosaurus, Pterosaurs of all sizes, dinosaur skel- etons, T. rex skull and many "fleshed- out" dinosaur sculptures. (406) 377-3228 139 STATE STREET • GLENDIVE 1 2 3 4 DINOSAUR DIGGING THE trail Visiting the museums along Montana's Dinosaur Trail is a great way to see Montana, both in the present and the past. HAVRE RUDYARD 5 7 TYRANNOSAURUS REX LAMBEOSAUR GRYPOSAURUS