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Montana is a paleontologist’s paradise and famous worldwide for itswealth of dinosaur fossils. Scientists, consumed with a passion tounderstand the history of life on earth, have discovered overseventy-five different species of dinosaurs in Montana. More dinosaurshave been discovered in Montana than in any other state in the Union.New discoveries continue. In 2004, an entirely new species fromthe Jurassic period, named Suuwassea emilieae was found. The first partof the name means "ancient thunder" in the Crow Indian language; thesecond part of the name is in honor of Emilie deHellebrath, who fundedthe excavation.The new discovery was a 50-foot-long (15-meter-long) sauropod.Sauropods were plant-eating dinosaurs with long necks, whiplike tails,tiny little heads, small beady eyes, short stubby legs and huge fatbellies. This latest discovery was found in the Morrison Formationwhich runs from New Mexico to Montana.155 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period of geologicalhistory, the Montana landscape was much changed from what it is today.A series of large inland bays of the Pacific Ocean covered much of theregion that is now Montana. A semi-tropical flood plain, similar to theEverglades of Florida, provided a lush habitat for the platedTegosaurus, the massive Diplodocus and the frightening Allosaurus.Found in rocks from the Jurassic Period, fossils of these amazingcreatures document the oldest dinosaurs discovered to date.Almost 75 million years after the Jurassic Period, during theCretaceous Period, Montana again had plentiful inland ocean bays, thistime connected to the Atlantic Ocean. The majority of Montana’sdinosaurs are from this period and include the burrowing Oryctodromeusand the fearsome raptor Deinonychus. Nesting dinosaurs like Troodon andMaiasaura migrated, nested and lived on the coastal plains thatsurrounded the shallow ocean bays.Millions of years later or about 65 million years ago, giganticherds of the plant eating horned Triceratops, the armored Ankylosaurusand the huge Tyrannosaurus Rex roamed across Montana.Montana has yielded many of the world’s most paleontologicallysignificant dinosaur finds. The Two Medicine Formation has presentedthe first dinosaur eggs discovered in North America, the first nest ofdinosaur babies every found worldwide and the closest bird/dinosaurfossil ever recovered.Budding paleontologists or just anyone interested in dinosaurs arefascinated by the Hell Creek Formation. Cretaceous in age, Hell Creekis a world famous dinosaur fossil collecting area. Many of the lastdinosaurs to ever live on the planet, including duck billed dinosaurs,the Rhino like Triceratops and fierce, meat-eating Tyrannosaurus Rexwere once abundant there.Although many of the fantastic fossil finds of Montana are nowhoused in the Smithsonian and New York’s Museum of Natural History, onemay still view some of the original inhabitants of Montana in bothcounty museums and interpretive centers across Eastern Montana.University of Notre Dame paleontologist J. Keith Rigby led the crewthat discovered Peck’s Rex, the 66 million year old Tyrannosaurus Rexfossil excavated near Fort Peck, Montana in 1997. Peck’s Rex is one ofthe most intact skeletons of the species ever found as more than 80percent of the skeleton was recovered.In 1985 Montana designated the Maiasaura peeblesorum, or duck-billeddinosaur, as its official state fossil. Maiasaura means "good motherlizard" while the name peeblesorum is named to honor the Peeble familyon whose ranch, near Choteau, was the site of an ancient dinosaurnesting ground.If you wish to explore the fascinating history of dinosaurs, take aroad trip on the 1000 mile, 13 stop Montana Dinosaur Trail. The trailwas created in 2005 to highlight the unique and, in many cases, worldclass dinosaur displays, interpretation and programs found in Montana.It is an interesting and fun filled family adventure."The Montana Dinosaur Trail is a unique opportunity for visitors tomeet prehistoric Montanans, claws, jaws and all", said Montana CommerceDepartment Director Anthony Preite. "From the museums to the dig sites,each location provides an unparalleled learning experience that tellsone of Montana's most fascinating stories and highlights the state'selite status among the profession of paleontology"."—follow in the footsteps of prehistoric reptiles along the MontanaDinosaur Trail in eastern and central Montana. The “trail", a map thatlinks the state’s many dinosaur sites, weaves through archaeologicalstations and dinosaur museums in Ekalaka (pop. 410), Glendive (pop.4,729), Jordan (pop. 364), Fort Peck (pop. 240), Malta (pop. 2,120),Havre (pop. 9,621), Harlowton (pop. 1,062), Choteau (pop. 1,781),Rudyard (pop. 275), Chinook (pop. 1,386), Bynum and Bozeman (pop.27,509)".