The Como Bluff Dinosaur Graveyard, located nine miles East of Medicine Bow,
is one of the most renowned fossil beds ever discovered. The original dig
site is not the Dinosaur Fossil Cabin Museum, rather the dig site on the
ridge behind where historical dinosaur fossils were found.
In 1877, two employees of the U.P. Railroad, William Harlow Reed and William
Edward Carlin, found large fossil remains, and brought them to the attention
of Professor Marsh of Yale College Museum.
Collections for Marsh resulted in 26 new species of Dinosaur, many with
complete or nearly complete skeletons, and 45 new species of Jurassic mammals.
Seven miles East of Medicine Bow stands the Como Bluff Museum building, made
entirely of dinosaur bones, and was featured in Ripley's as the "Oldest
Building in America". The Museum is open by appointment. <A
HREF="http://www.medicinebow.org/points.htm#9.">See the Points of
Interest Map for directions.</A> The Dinosaur Fossil Cabin and Museum on Highway
30 is open for summer hours, from 9:00am until 6:00pm.
The Como Bluff dig site is currently closed to the public. We are currently
working to have this area reopened, but it is not likely to happen any time
soon. Fossils have been found in many other locations in this area, and while
no areas are open to the general public for free, paid tours are available: <A
HREF="http://www.medicinebow.org/fossilmike/">
Guided Rock and Fossil Hunting Tours</A>