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Discovery at Sheep Creek

Name: Discovery at Sheep Creek
Start: 1899-07-04
Location: Sheep Creek Quarry

When: 1899-07-04
Where: Sheep Creek Quarry
Part of: Diplodocus carnegii discovered at Sheep Creek Quarry

William Harlow Reed found the first part of the Dippy skeleton, a toe bone, on July 4, 1899, at Sheep Creek Quarry D.

The discovery was catalyzed by Reed's 1898 thigh bone find. On a return trip financed by Carnegie, Reed excavated Sheep Creek Quarry D. The first part of the skeleton, a toe bone, was found on July 4, 1899. The skeleton was located in the Morrison Formation in Albany County, Wyoming.

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