New Places To Discover Dinosaur Bones in Montana

For over 20 years, the Montana Dinosaur Trail has helped thousands of visitors uncover the history of dinosaur discoveries in the state. This year, the trail added a new stop: the Musselshell Valley Historical Museum in Roundup.

Did you know that the first Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton was uncovered in Montana? Since that first discovery in 1902, many other dinosaur bones have been found, including Peck's Rex — one of the most complete dinosaur fossils ever discovered — and Leonardo, the 2004 Guinness Book of World Records’ Best Preserved Dinosaur. 

You can see Peck’ Rex skeleton at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman and Leonardo at the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum. Both are stops along the Montana Dinosaur Trail that features 15 different interpretive sites across the state.