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| The Two Medicine Dinosaur Center is a non-profit research and educational institution. The Center receives no government support, and is funded entirely by contributions, memberships, and giftshop sales. The organization started in 1995 with zero assets, and has built steadily ever since. Founding members include Laurie Trexler, who discovered the type specimen of Maiasaura peeblesorum; Marion Brandvold, who discovered the first baby dinosaur remains in North America; and David Trexler, a degreed dinosaur paleontologist. The organization was created under the name, "Timescale Adventures", which represented its hands-on paleontological and historical focus. Ground was broken for the Research Center in 2000, and the Center was named the Two Medicine Dinosaur Center in 2003. |  |
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The Two Medicine Dinosaur Center is involved with several research projects,
and research to date has led to several publications. We believe that encouraging the participation of
the general public in these projects is extremely important. Our programs are designed to allow
participants to work beside actual research professionals and staff. Such interaction allows participants
to learn current principles and techniques of fossil preservation, and will, we hope, lead to better
reporting and documentation of fossil discoveries. Traditionally, amateur discoveries have made up over
90% of the total significant fossils documented. Through our programs and exhibits, we hope to encourage
the public to continue this important tradition and at the same time lessen the adverse impact of untrained
amateurs in the field.
Copyright © 2008 Timescale Adventures
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