The Long Way
Teton County
A painted exterior wall features a large silhouette of a dinosaur and a mural of mountains.
Plate I. Dinosaur mural, Montana Dinosaur Center. From centralmontana.com
A museum interior shows display cases with dinosaur bones.
Plate II. Fossil exhibits, The Montana Dinosaur Center. From centralmontana.com
A museum exhibit shows dinosaur fossils inside illuminated display cases.
Plate III. Fossil display cases, The Montana Dinosaur Center. From centralmontana.com

The Montana Dinosaur Center digs

Bynum, Teton County, Montana. Research and natural history education museum; June 1st through August 31st.

Details

Map. Bynum, Teton County, Montana. Larger map
Where
120 2nd Ave. S, Bynum, MT 59419. Directions
When
Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm.
Getting there
on Highway 89 in Teton County in north central Montana.
Fees
from $125.
Access
Amenities stated by the listing: Air Conditioning, Books, Merchandise, Picnic Tables, Store, Gift Shop, Handicapped Accessible, Maps, Parking, Public Restroom, Tour.
Walk-in or reserve
All bookings are handled via our booking system on a first come, first serve order.
Phone
1-406-469-2211
Website
tmdinosaurcenter.org

Montanas only independent non-profit, non-governmental museum to offer same day, hands-on dinosaur fossil expeditions.

Notable Events

  1. 1977Marion Brandvold, owner of Bynum's Trex Agate Shop, discovered the site and found juvenile dinosaur remains. nps.gov
  2. 1978After Marion Brandvold showed her finds to Jack Horner, Horner's team discovered juvenile dinosaurs and 14 nests at the site. nps.gov
  3. 1995The center was established as one of Montana's two dinosaur research facilities. krtv.com

People

  • Kelly Gamacag, Intern and brand designer at the Montana Dinosaur Center.
  • Jack Horner, Paleontologist shown Marion Brandvold's Egg Mountain discoveries (1978).
  • Marion Brandvold, Owner of the Trex Agate Shop and discoverer of the Egg Mountain fossil site (1977-1978).
  • Andy Rich, Museum paleontologist.
  • Dave Trexler, Founder who located the center in Bynum and made its Seismosaurus skeleton sculpture.
  • Marian Brandvold Trexler, Founder Dave Trexler's mother, who accidentally found the baby dinosaur fossils displayed by the center.
  • Steve Dogiakos, President of the Montana Dinosaur Center.

Sources

  1. tmdinosaurcenter.org/plan-your-visit/hours-admission/exhibits
  2. tmdinosaurcenter.org/montana-dinosaur-dig-programs
  3. tmdinosaurcenter.org
  4. tmdinosaurcenter.org/plan-your-visit/hours-admission
  5. facebook.com/tmdinosaurcenter
  6. instagram.com/tmdinosaurcenter
  7. ypradio.org/regional-news/2024-08-26/montana-dinosaur-center-showcases-two-medicine-fossil-discoveries
  8. mtdinotrail.org/the-montana-dinosaur-center
  9. krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/a-visit-to-the-two-medicine-dinosaur-center
  10. nps.gov/articles/mesozoic-egg-mountain-dawson-2014.htm
  11. montananaturalist.org/blog-post/digging-for-dinos
  12. centralmontana.com/listings/two-medicine-dinosaur-center