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The key to unraveling the mystery is in the fossiliferous demographics of the Shonisaurus preserved in quarry 2.
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2022
And that’s just from the fossiliferous rocks that have been explored so far.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian, 31 July 2019
Alas, quarrying explosives had blown apart the fossiliferous layers of rock, splintering many of the bones.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2018
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2022
And that’s just from the fossiliferous rocks that have been explored so far.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian, 31 July 2019
Alas, quarrying explosives had blown apart the fossiliferous layers of rock, splintering many of the bones.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2018
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“Fossiliferous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossiliferous. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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