Presenting Prehistory: Digging Deeper Into Egg Mountain: A Unique Late Cretaceous Terrestrial Assemblage

Egg Mountain (a.k.a. MOR’s Beatrice R. Taylor Paleontology Research Area) became world famous in 1979 for producing the first dinosaur eggs and egg clutches from North America. Join us to explore this fascinating site in more depth as Dr. Varricchio digs deeper into Egg Mountain.
David Varricchio came to Montana State University in 1989 to study dinosaurs under Jack Horner. He returned to MSU as a professor in the Earth Sciences Department in 2003. His research explores dinosaur paleobiology and Cretaceous paleoecology by focusing on the interface between biologic and geologic processes, blending taphonomy, ichnology and sedimentology within a broader evolutionary context. Past and ongoing research includes work on dinosaur eggs and reproduction, bone beds, the theropod Troodon, dino and horseshoe crab tracks, and sites like Egg Mountain.