Public Dinosaur digs and Paleontology Research
Check our dinosaur dig team that will work with you at fossil sites, teach you proper paleontology field techniques, and guide you through the entire fossil excavation process.
Adam Schroeder, MS
Field Director/Owner
I have been working in the Hell Creek Formation of North Dakota and Montana since early 2009. My research focuses on biological extinction and recovery across the K-Pg boundary in the Hell Creek Formation. I look forward to our next paleontological adventure!
Email: hcfossils@gmail.com
Phone: 785-443-0982
W. Lee Beatty, Ph.D.
Field Leader
Dr. Beatty is a Professor of Geosience at Winona State University.
James Reed, PG
I’m an Engineering Geologist and Paleontologist currently working in the Black Hills of South Dakota. In addition to dinosaurs, I studied the sedimentary stratigraphy of ejecta layers from the Sudbury Impact. I'm continuing "sed-strat" related research in the Cretaceous, as well as assisting students with their own on the K-Pg boundary in the Hell Creek Formation.
Candace Kairies-Beatty, PhD
Field/Camp Leader
Dr. Kairies-Beatty is Chairperson/Professor at Winona State University.
Ian Compton
I'm a photographer/video editor from Boise, Idaho with a lifelong passion for plants, paleontology, and the natural world. At Hell Creek Fossils I am able to share my passions with other like-minded individuals as a field guide.