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PHOTOS: Dino Dig with Dads

AMY QUINLIVAN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 3 months AGO
by AMY QUINLIVAN
Mineral Independent | July 23, 2025 12:00 AM

The Mineral County Parents as Teachers program put on their annual summer Dino Dig event on Saturday, July 19. 

    MJ Allard, in orange, thought his rib bone looked more like a mustache bone. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 
    After each digger discovered a bone, they were tasked with bringing it back to the beach blanket and working to identify what they found. Though leaders and participants couldn't agree on how long the digs have been going on, it's anyone's guess how many years, or even how many bones were dug up that day.  (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 
    Zoey Pecora worked quietly in a stretch of sand searching for bones and dinosaur eggs. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


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