North Dakota North Dakota coal miners unearth ancient mammoth fossil, including 7-foot-long tusk: 'Exciting find' The well-preserved, rare fossil is believed to be at least 10,000 years old ...

A routine dig in northeastern North Dakota may have unearthed an entirely new species of ancient marine reptile that roamed underwater while dinosaurs walked the earth.. Paleontologists with the ...

North Dakota was once home to giant sea creatures, and fossil hunters from all over are helping dig them up WALHALLA, N.D.--Think back to your favorite summer vacation.

Looking for epic hikes and ancient discoveries in North Dakota? This scenic spot delivers adventure by land and water.

Mike Kjelland, of Fossil Excavators, reclines next to a Triceratops femur unearthed during a dig in western North Dakota in the summer of 2021. Photo courtesy: Fossil Excavators.

DEEP IMPACT These fossil fish, discovered in North Dakota, were swiftly buried in mud, perhaps due to violent shaking of their home.The fossil site, researchers say, gives a never-before-seen view ...

The area in North Dakota's Badlands where three young children found a juvenile T-Rex skeleton in 2022. The skeleton was taken to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Undated photo.

A team in North Dakota uncovered more than 20 bones from a mammoth skeleton after coal miners found a well-preserved, 7-foot-long tusk, the North Dakota Geological Survey said Monday. Miners at ...

Scientists have discovered a massive trove of fossils in North Dakota that appear to be from 66 million years ago when a giant meteor crashed into Earth off the coast of what is now Mexico. The ...

A group of coal miners made a "mammoth" discovery this year while working in North Dakota.. While working overnight at the Freedom Mine during the Memorial Day weekend, the miners uncovered the ...

BOWMAN, N.D. — Michael Kjelland, a hunter of dinosaur fossils, was hiking in western North Dakota about two years ago with his father, Mike Sr., prospecting for new finds when he noticed a ...