NOTICE About Dinosaur National Monument The Dinosaur Fossil Bone Quarry Visitor Center is closed indefinitely due to significant life, health, and safety issues. Although the main exhibit of fossils is not currently available to the public, visitors can see a few fossils in the Temporary Visitor Center and by hiking about 1/2 mile from the visitor center. Everything else at Dinosaur is open! The Canyon Area of the park is over 210,000 acres with spectacular geology, Indian Rock Art, remains of early homesteading and the outlaw trail, white water rafting and hiking.  However, you will not find any dinosaur fossils in the Canyon Area.

Dinosaur & Paleontology Books

Fossil Butte National Monument: Along the Shores of TimeAmbrose, Dinosaur Nature Association, 1998 A look at the unique ecosystem preserved at Fossil Butte, and a history of it's discovery and excavations. 28 Pages Product #W239 $3.95

Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life Smithsonian Handbooks Richardson, DK, 2003 The newest addition to the DK Handbooks series, Smithsonian Handbook to Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals covers everyone's favorite beasts: dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, from wooly mammoths to Archaeopteryx.  Paperback, 224 Pages Product #W1777  $20.00