Category Archives: Sauriermuseum Aathal

Digging Wyoming dinosaurs – accessories

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

If you go to the American West to dig dinosaurs, what clothing do you need to take? And, for those so inclined, what about stuff beyond the pure need to survive? let me give you some pointers (some a bit … Continue reading →

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Digging Wyoming dinosaurs – camp life

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

This summer’s dig at Dana Quarry’s finds having been shown it is now time for some photos of camp life. Here’s a nice view of the camp. On the left is a large, flat area, mostly bulldozed debris from the … Continue reading →

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more digging Wyoming dinosaurs

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

In the previous post I lamented the dearth of finds at this summer’s Sauriermuseum dig in Dana Quarry. Time to show you how rich the quarry still is – we were just unlucky that the patch we were able to … Continue reading →

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Digging Wyoming Dinosaurs!

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

Today, we take a break from the seemingly endless series of Wyoming Wildilfe, and instead I bring you some non-avian Wyoming dinosaurs. Bone and tool shed, Dana Quarry, Wyoming That’s the first dinosaur you will see when you come to … Continue reading →

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Places I’ve been, dinosaurs I’ve seen 5.2: more SMA

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

Today, I would like to talk a bit about a part of the Sauriermuseum‘s exhibition that has little to do with dinosaurs. The museum is not designed to be one huge, monolithic permanent exhibition supplemented by a tiny “special exhibit” … Continue reading →

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Places I’ve been, dinosaurs I’ve seen 5.1: SMA

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Heinrich Mallison

Today, let’s check out the Sauriermuseum Aathal! Previously, I already posted pics of their wonderful Camarasaurus specimen “E.T.”, but the SMA has much more to offer. In the words of Martin Sander, head of the Research Group on Sauropod Gigantism, … Continue reading →

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Dinopic of the day 16: SMA beauties 2

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Heinrich Mallison

Today, some appeasement for the theropod lovers I shafted in the last post by showing only a duck’s butt. The Sauriermusem Aathal has a bunch of great dinosaur skeletons, some of which I mentioned previously. Among them is one of … Continue reading →

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Places I’ve been, dinosaurs I’ve seen 4.2: More SMA dig

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Heinrich Mallison

Previously, I showed a total of the digsite as it was roughly at middle of my stay at the Sauriermuseum’s dig season 2003. It is the Howe-Stephens-Quarry, a scant 100 meters I guess from the Howe Quarry, but situated some … Continue reading →

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Places I’ve been, dinosaurs I’ve seen 4: The SMA’s dig in Wyoming 1

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Heinrich Mallison

During my great US trip in 2003 I visited many museums and spent a lot of time camping in the Rockies, Shoshone National Forest, Yellowstone, and many other places. The highlight, however, was volunteering at the dinosaur dig of the … Continue reading →

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Dinopic of the day 11: SMA beauties 1

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Heinrich Mallison

When Hans-Jakob “Kirby” Siber re-opened the famous Howe Quarry near Shell, Wyoming, he did so in the secure knowledge that there was a lot of good stuff still in the ground. Today, some of that good stuff is on exhibit … Continue reading →

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More SMA Camarasaurus

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Heinrich Mallison

Continuing from here, more of the Sauriermuseum‘s wonderful Camarasaurus “E.T.”. Below is a panorama image (*blush*) calculated from three pictures. Back when I took these I had a 35-135 mm zoom as the shortest lens for my camera. It produced … Continue reading →

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Dinopic of the day 5: Give me a hand, please

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Heinrich Mallison

Today’s a busy day for me, so all you get is a Pic of the Day. At least it is of a dinosaur, and it goes well with yesterday’s post. I took this at the Sauiermuseum Aathal (sorry, German only … Continue reading →

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