Follow paleobiologist Scott Wing as he looks for 56-million-year-old specimens in the fields of Wyoming
Dispatch 1: What Happened 56 Million Years Ago?
Arctic alligators were among the many odd sights during the Paleocene Epoch
By Scott Wing
Dispatch 2: Field Camp
Before digging, the paleobiologists must go through the arduous process of setting up camp
By Scott Wing
Dispatch 3: How to date a fossil
The Bighorn Basin’s colorful stripes reveal an ancient riverbed
By Scott Wing
Dispatch 4: Paleontologists’ Summer Family
Mired in the mud? Need an emergency place to stay? The Churchill family has helped out for more than 80 years
By Scott Wing
Dispatch 5: An All-Star Team of Scientists
A geologist, a geochemist and a paleontologist go into an (ancient sand) bar
By Scott Wing
Dispatch 6: Bringing Up a Core
One thing everyone has told us is that you never know what you will find underground
By Scott Wing
Dispatch 7: The Excitement—and Dread—of Coring
Looking ridiculous, we rush around like inexperienced wait-staff in a busy restaurant
By Scott Wing
Dispatch 8: Polecat Bench Badlands
Can the team drill past an ancient river channel?
By Scott Wing
Dispatch 9: Why It’s Called “Breaking Camp”
Some trick of the human psyche makes a patch of sagebrush feel like home
By Scott Wing
