Photo gallery: Excavation site of Triceratops fossils in Highlands Ranch
Dr. Tyler Lyson, curator of paleontology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, brushes dirt away from a newly uncovered horned dinosaur fossil at a construction site in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.Richard M. Wicker
A crew from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science loads plaster jackets protecting fossils from a horned dinosaur, discovered at a construction site in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. The fossils were donated by Erickson Living to the Museum’s paleontology collection.Richard M. Wicker
A crew from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science lifts a plaster jacket of fossils from a horned dinosaur. The fossils were discovered at a construction site in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and donated to the Museum by Erickson Living.Richard M. Wicker
Natalie Toth, chief fossil preparator at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, examines a fossil from a newly uncovered horned dinosaur at a construction site in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.Richard M. Wicker
The construction site in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, where a horned dinosaur fossil was discovered. The fossil is being evaluated by the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.Richard M. Wicker
Plaster jackets containing fossils of a horned dinosaur are headed to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, where the bones will be added to the paleontology collection. The fossils were discovered at a construction site in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and donated to the Museum by Erickson Living.Richard M. Wicker
A crew from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science works in muddy conditions to excavate fossils of a horned dinosaur at a construction site in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.Richard M. Wicker
Natalie Toth, chief fossil preparator at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, works on a plaster jacket protecting a fossil from a horned dinosaur at a construction site in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.Richard M. Wicker