Fossil Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Director: Rocky
Manning
Garland Mosasaur Dig 2008
Arlington
Archosaur 2008
Ovilla Mosasaur Dig 2007
Bangs Mammoth Dig 2005
What is the
FBI?
The Fossil Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was formed by the Dallas
Paleontological Society to rapidly provide manpower and expertise for
paleontological projects. The team's capabilities include excavation of
fossils, preparation of large fossils for display, investigation of
calls about fossil finds and identification of fossils.
How to Request Assistance
If you are an individual that has found something interesting and need
someone to follow, please take advantage of our services.
If you are a museum or university and need help on a dig or preparation
project we will help with that, too. Contact the Director, Rocky
Manning, call our Hotline number (metro) 817-355-4693, or come to one of our
monthly meetings. We are generally limited to the area within 100 miles
from Dallas, but we may be able to assist with locations further away.
How to Join the Bureau
No experience is necessary to join the bureau, but it helps. To
become a team member you must be an
Active member of the Society and complete
the FBI application. The application includes a statement of
understanding that all material removed from a dig or used in other
projects is the property of the landowner and will be under the
guardianship of a sponsoring institution. No team member
may use his position on the team to further their own collecting
interests.
Garland Mosasaur Dig 2008
A mosasaur discovered in a creek in Garland
took a while to excavate because the site
was often under water. With small then
larger dams constructed using heavy
equipment the mosasaur was removed sent to
the Heard Museum for final preparation.
   
Arlington
Archosaur 2008 In 2003, Phil
Kirchhoff, and Bill Walker Jr.
were fossil hunting in Arlington, Texas.
What they found was a major discovery an
dinosaur or more specifically, a
hadrosaur.
Phil is an archeology student completing
his Master's degree at the University of
Texas at Arlington (UTA). Bill is a
real-life CSI for the City of Bedford,
Texas. Derek Main is also a Ph.D candidate in
Geology. Derek is incorporating material
found at the dig site into his Ph.D. UTA's student newspaper, the
Shorthorn, covered the
initial find and has a
follow-up story.
The
Arlington Archosaur Site was dubbed
because several other types of reptiles
besides the hadrosaur have been discovered.
There is also abundant carbonized wood. The
site is still active in 2010.
Ovilla Mosasaur Dig 2007
Part of a Mosasaur was found in a creek near Ovilla, Texas. After
removal from the ground, the mosasaur bones were were donated to the
Museum of Science and Nature, Dallas, Texas where Anthony Fiorillo will
study the fossil.
Bangs Mammoth Dig 2005
A city worker discovered bones while
digging a trench for a water line. The FBI
was contacted as well as a group form
Abilene.
Word
got out. Some of the bones initially
uncovered were stolen. The Bangs Police
Department subsequently became protectorates
for the paleontological community. The Grace
Museum in Abilene will house the mammoth.

If you want to join the Fossil Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
contact Rocky
Manning.
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