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Mongolia 2002  
Patagonia 2002  
China 2000  
Patagonia 1999  
Patagonia 1997  
Mongolia 1996  




2002: Mongolia
A Wild Ride Through Western Mongolia

In August of 2002, Art Ballard and Lowell Dingus of the InfoQuest Foundation joined Luis Chiappe from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County on a trip to the westernmost reaches of Mongolia near the Kazakhstan border to prospect for fossils of dinosaurs and flying reptiles. Like most such reconnaissance trips, things didn't go exactly as planned...
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Links
-Art and Lowell's Account

2002: Patagonia
Return to the Valley of Auca Mahuida

Having completed most of our investigations at the initial discovery site of Auca Mahuevo, we wanted to see if there were other areas with more fossils nearby. Read more ->


Links
-Find Patagonia on a Map
Read accounts by the scientists and students:
-Art, a geologist and oilfield executive
-Premji, a new paleontologist
-Alberto, a student
-Guadalupe, a student
Lea los relatos en Español:
-Premji, paleontóloga recién formada
-Alberto, estudiante
-Guadalupe, estudiante

2000: China
Quest for Dinosaurs in Western China

In the summer of 2000, our international team of Paleontologists and geologists explored the torrid desert of Xinjiang Province for fossils of dinosaurs and other reptiles. Read more ->


Links
-Lowell's Account
-Frankie's Account

1999: Patagonia
Investigating an Ancient Catastrophe

Following our initial fossil discoveries in 1997, many important scientific mysteries remained unsolved. So, just as modern investigators must return to the scene of an accident to gather more evidence, so did we. Read more ->


Links
-Find Patagonia on a Map
-Photo Gallery
-Lowell's Account
-Gerald's Account
-Frankie's Account

1997: Patagonia
An Amazing Fossil Discovery

In November of 1997, our team of paleontologists and geologists from Argentina and the United States discovered an incredibly rich treasure trove of fossils deep in the remote desert of Patagonia. Read more ->


Links
-Find Patagonia on a Map
-Photo Gallery
-Lowell's Account
-Press Release

1991 to 1998: Mongolia
Death in the Dunes

Deep in the desolate Gobi Desert of southern Mongolia lie flaming orange cliffs and brown hills containing breath-taking fossils of famous dinosaurs like Velociraptor and Protoceratops. But how did they die and become fossilized? Read more ->


Links
-Find Mongolia on a Map
-Photo Gallery
-Press Release


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