The exploration team had observed the exposed mid-section of the hadrosaur's tail, as well as a cross-section
of its pelvis, in a large channel sandstone deposit.
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Leonardo is quite a spectacular specimen. In addition to possessing
rare skin impressions and being one of only four existing
brachylophosaurus specimens uncovered to date, he is the first fully
articulated subadult ever found and is believed to have been about 3 or
4 years old when he died. |
 Copyright 2003 - JRDI/M.Campbell photos. |
|  Leonardo on display at the Judith River Dinosaur Field Station with Curator of Paleontology, Nate Murphy. December, 2003
Copyright 2003 - A JRDI photo.
The excavation of
Leonardo became the focus of the Institute's 2001 season. With a crew
of over 25 volunteers comprised of paleontologists, geologists,
paleolife artists, and many others dedicated to the science of
paleontology, the exciting work of removing the specimen from its
77-million-year-old, cement-like tomb began.
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