excavated
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Gus was discovered in South Dakota’s fossil-rich Hell Creek Formation and excavated between 2021 and 2023, followed by three years of lab work to prep, assemble, and mount the bones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Nicolas Cage bought a Tyrannosaurus bataar skull at auction in 2007 for $276,000, but later found out it was illegally excavated from Mongolia and had to return it, Cage told “The Hollywood Reporter.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Previous ideas suggested that the deepest material excavated by the impact might be concentrated in parts of the basin far from the lunar south polar regions targeted for exploration.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
The research centers on specimens excavated from the Mazon Creek fossil beds in northern Illinois, southwest of Chicago.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Meanwhile, Quinby excavated with an energy that was almost frightening.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
