wading bird footprint fossil
theropod footprint fossil
hadrosaur footprint fossil
dinosaur skin fossil
On Tuesday, Aug. 9, I headed up to Denali National Park for a class that was almost completely funded through a grant that I applied for last November. It was a paleontology class. I was very excited about it because it has been quite recent that dinosaur fossils have been popping up in Denali, the first being found in the summer of 2005. We found three different types of dino footprints: a theropod, a hadrosaur, and a ceratopsian. We also found the footprints of some large wading bird. The bird print was identified as a newly discovered species and given the name denaliensis in honor of the national park it was found in. We also found many different types of plant fossils: equisetum (horsetail), wood, leaves, flowers, pine cones, pine needles, and seed pods.
Although I was taking a class on paleontology, I was able to take in the beautiful landscapes of Denali National Park as well as its wildlife. Wildlife I saw: cow moose, 11 grizzly bears (most at different times and locations), ground squirrels, pikka, dall sheep, lynx, caribou, and wolf.
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