"Dinosaur Park" Makes Good on Its Name and Uncovers a Trove of Dinosaur Bones

The park has immediately become one of the most significant fossil sites in North America by providing a window into the Early Cretaceous.

By Matt Hrodey
Jul 25, 2023 2:15 PMJul 25, 2023 2:18 PM
Dinosaur Park bone bed
The Dinosaur Park bone bed. (Credit: M-NCPPC/Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation)

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The most significant paleological discovery to hit Maryland in 100 years – the uncovering of a historic "bone bed" – was announced earlier this month.

But getting to the bottom of the fossil collection and documenting it all took researchers about 10 years.

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