Dinosaur excavations underway on the North Slope

Fri, August 24, 2007 
Posted in Alaska News, Corrections, Top Stories

Scientists have successfully built a tunnel into the abundant fossil dinosaur deposits along the Colville River on the North Slope and are taking out their first samples now.

Steve Heimel, APRN - Anchorage

UPDATE: This article originally included a photo that suggested it was of scientist Thomas Rich digging on the North Slope. The photo was actually of another scientist, Dr. Anthony R. Fiorillo, who was not involved in the Colville River project. Thanks go to Paul McCarthy at the University of Alaska for catching the error and correcting us on it.

 
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