The paleontologists uncovered the theory-defying fossils in present-day Wyoming in 2013. Due to Earth’s shifting tectonic plates, this region was located near the equator over 200 million years ...

Just over three years ago, they were encased in rock in Wyoming quarries. "I'm utterly gobsmacked ... to become one of the most productive fossil sites in the world. The Children's Museum has ...

One is the Morrison, which was laid down when what is now North Wyoming was a forested ... will be keeping an eye on the quarries through the winter to ensure fossil thieves don't try to lift ...