New Exhibit at Big Bend

Various bulletins we had seen declared that a new fossil exhibit was going to open in Big Bend National Park on January 14, 2017.  At one of the visitor centers we inquired as to how it was progressing.  The ranger said, "It has opened already - you can go check it out."

  

We drove about eight miles up the road and found it in the desert.

The Big Bend area was once covered by a huge inland sea.  There have been many important and unique dinosaur fossil discoveries here.

We will not bore you with its scientific name, but experts have found the remains of this crocodile-like creature down here that was so big and tough that it would prey on Tyrannosaurus Rex!  Wow!

The four species of rattlesnake in the park don't seem so scary anymore.

The Exhibit had lots of bones on display as well as huge wall murals like this above showing dinosaurs that roamed here.

Here Karen made Bill pose next to a skull to see who looked more fierce.