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MAKOSHIKA DINOSAUR MUSEUM GLENDIVE
The Makoshika Dinosaur Museum displays fossils and casts from around the world. Displays include life-sized Allosaurus and Stegosaurus, Pterosaurs of all sizes, dinosaur skeletons, T. rex skull and many "fleshed-out" dinosaur sculptures.
Season and hours of operation available at www.makoshika.com 406-377-1637 Located downtown at 104 W. Bell Street
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BLAINE COUNTY MUSEUM CHINOOK
The Blaine County Museum's Paleontology Department displays a dozen Judith River Formation exhibits includ- ing 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.
Open all year Hours of operation available at www.blainecountymuseum.com, 406-357-2590 Free Located 4 blocks off US Hwy 2, 501 Indiana Street
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Visiting the museums along Montana's Dinosaur Trail is a great way to see Montana, both in the present and the past.
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PHILLIPS COUNTY MUSEUM MALTA
The Phillips County Museum features fossil discoveries 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 dinosaur 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.
Season and hours of operation available at www.phillipscountymuseum.org pcm@itstriangle.com 406-654-1037 Located on US Hwy 2 East next to the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum and Field Station
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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, Stego- saurus, 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.
Season and hours of operation available at www.greatplainsdinosaurs.org, dinosaur@itstriangle.com 406-654-5300 Located on Hwy 2 East next to the Phillips County Museum
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