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[narrator]
This time on the supersized
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season finale of Dino Hunters.
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[growling]
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[narrator] In Montana...
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Yeah, crazy sucker, you made it.
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[narrator]
Clayton takes on an epic
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tric skull extraction.
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[Clayton]
Definitely rough country.
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Let's roll this thing.
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It's just gonna be impossible
to get equipment
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anywhere close
to these two skulls.
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[Shana] Oh, it's gonna go...
Oh, my God.
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[Nate]
Horses and helicopters...
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[Clayton] And dinosaurs.
What could go wrong?
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Over this thing.
Over this thing.
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No! Over this!
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Uh. [bleep].
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Okay.
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[narrator]
Then, in New Mexico.
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[Andre] Get it, Rex.
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[narrator] It's do or die
for Andre and his team
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at the mammoth dig site.
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[Andre] We've got
this crazy cold front
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blowing in from the north.
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Maybe up to a foot of snow.
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[narrator] But every shovelful
creates even more work.
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[Andre] We now have seven
bones around the scapula.
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[narrator] And they don't wanna
come up short for the Abercrombies.
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[Andre] Robert!
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[woman] We could use
some money for the ranch,
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but the biggest thing is
redemption for Robert's grandpa.
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- [gasps]
- Wow.
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[Mike] Old man winter.
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[narrator] In Wyoming...
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That's why they call it
a skid steer.
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[narrator] ...the Harris'
bowling crew fight the elements
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to finish their ceratopsian dig.
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[Aaron] Has to come out today.
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That's it, there's no tomorrow.
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We need to get it set down.
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Get me some help!
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- Hey!
- Get some help down here.
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[narrator] And finally...
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[Mike] We've decided to put
some money on the Cowboy Rex
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to build the head
that people can look at.
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Hey!
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[narrator] Mike gets to meet
an old friend face to face.
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[Mike] This is just
gonna be one of the most
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incredible moments in my life.
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It's just incredible, Brock.
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[Clayton] I got a phone call
from a friend.
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They asked if we had
any good ideas on how to get
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a couple of skulls out
of some really rough country.
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So today we're out here and
seeing if we can figure out a plan
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to get them out of here.
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I'm anxious to get up there
and see what we're up against.
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[narrator] Winter's quickly
approaching in Montana.
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[Clayton] I haven't seen
another scrap of bone.
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[narrator] And Clayton's had
an up and down dig season.
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I think it's time
to cut our losses.
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[man] I do have some bad news.
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[narrator] The sale
of his nanotyrannus
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fell through.
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[Clayton] I hope this not gonna
seat in the warehouse too long.
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[Luke] That's the brow horn.
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[narrator] But he did uncover
some exciting fossils.
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Yeah! That's a find!
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[Clayton] Oh, wow. Oh, man.
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[narrator] Now,
with freezing temperatures
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expected any day,
Clayton's close friend
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and fellow dino hunter
has an urgent problem.
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-Hi, Shana.
-Good morning, Clayton. How are you?
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Good.
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- Got a few dinosaurs you need out of the canyon.
- Yeah.
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I'm not really sure
how to get them out.
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We're probably three
quarters a mile.
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We'll hike to get up to them,
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um, but that's where
it gets really rough at.
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Those badlands
could be a challenge.
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So I'm anxious to get over there
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and see what you're up against
and try to help.
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Shana Baisch is a go getter.
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Her family's been working
in paleontology
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in Montana
for 30 something years.
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[Shana] I knew I've enjoyed
being outside and I enjoyed rocks,
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but I didn't realize
I've fallen in love
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with the fossils like I do.
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Just becomes an addiction
where all you wanna do is hunt...
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[chuckles]
fossils all the time.
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[Clayton] I first met Shanna,
she was helpful
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during the court case
on dueling dinosaurs.
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We started talking about
different evidence
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and then moved on
to the legislation
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and worked together on that.
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[narrator] Clayton's first
major discovery,
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the dueling dinosaurs,
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has been caught up in a court
battle for years.
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[Clayton] My friends and I discovered
the dueling dinosaurs in 2006.
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They're 100% complete.
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It's a plant eater
and a meat eater...
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[growling]
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pretty sure
they killed each other.
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These obviously weren't friends.
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Tells the tory
of an epic battle scene
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back in the cretaceous.
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I actually went broke
the year we discovered them.
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I put everything I had
into the excavation
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just to get them
out of the ground.
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I spent three months
of my life and lost 15 lbs.
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During that dig, and the
money's been flowing for 14 years,
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the wrong direction.
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[narrator] And just when
Clayton and his partners
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had a chance to possibly make
millions off the unique skeletons,
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they ran into disastrous
legal problems.
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When the word got out
that the dueling dinosaurs
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were gonna up for auction,
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the owners of the mineral
rights on the land
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decided,
"We want a piece of that pie.
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I'm gonna go
after the mineral rights
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and I'm gonna claim they're a mineral
and I'm gonna run it through the courts."
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The majority
of the land in the west
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has separate surface owners
and mineral owners.
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And no one had ever
dealt with a mineral estate
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when they're finding a dinosaur.
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It's pretty obvious that
a fossil is not a mineral,
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it's a dead animal.
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Especially a dinosaur
that obviously
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was a living, breathing animal.
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[growls]
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[narrator] But then in 2019,
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it was Shana who spearheaded
an effort to protect
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the owners of the surface
rights of the land.
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[Clayton]
Shana had a good idea,
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she said, "Let's run it
through the legislation
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and get a bill passed
and clarify the law
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because everybody
that had done anything
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in paleontology
for over 100 years in Montana
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suddenly those collections
were in jeopardy
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if there was
a different owner."
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Landowners came together,
museums came together,
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academia came together,
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and we all testified
to the legislature.
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The bill passed unanimously,
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there wasn't a vote
against it in the House
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or the Senate,
and the Governor signed it.
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[narrator] Now, Clayton might
finally be able to recoup
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some of his money
on his prized specimen.
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[Clayton] Seven years later and
south of $350,000 to attorneys,
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looks like there's light
at the end of this tunnel
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and I think we're finally
ultimately gonna prevail
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and be able to sell
the dueling dinosaurs.
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[narrator] And all thanks
in large part to Shana.
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[Clayton] Paleontology
owes her a favor,
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and I'm here to help her out
hopefully by getting these skulls out.
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Yeah, it's down in here.
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There she is.
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Oh, you can see
it's a skull. Yeah.
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This must be
the base of a brow horn?
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- Yes.
- And another horn.
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[Shana] Yes.
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- [Clayton] It was in that rock, huh?
- Yeah.
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That thing's gonna weigh,
I would guess over a 1,000.
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- Would you?
- I think so.
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Once we get that skull capped,
it's gonna be 1,000-1,500 lbs. jacket,
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and if y'all are down on
the bottom the nasty canyon
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that, you know,
is barely walkable,
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let alone even trying to get
a four wheeler in here
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or any kind of ATV or anything,
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we gotta come up
with some rancher ingenuity
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and thinking outside the box.
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I think I can get
some horses to here.
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- At least get it rolled over or something.
- Mm-hm.
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You said you had two skulls, is
the other one pretty close here?
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Yeah, it's right
on the ridge right there.
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[Clayton] Definitely
rough country.
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I mean, there's some big
canyons here that are 300 feet deep
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and no way to really
build a road in here.
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I've built a few switchbacks,
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but this would be
an extreme one.
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Looks like it's just
gonna be impossible
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to get equipment anywhere
close to these two skulls.
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- Oh, wow.
- Isn't that cool?
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[Clayton] Wow,
this is really neat.
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Once I got up on top
of the hill and see that one,
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I think it's gotta probably be
just a little bit bigger jacket,
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based on what I saw, by the
time they get it pedestaled.
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And, jeez, how are you
gonna slide it off that hill
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without destroying the dinosaur?
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This one's on a pinnacle,
the other one's in a canyon
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and we're still a half
a mile from a road,
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and it is some
rough stuff back here.
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You guys
got some rugged canyons.
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By the time you
build a road up here,
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that's a week's
worth of road building.
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We don't have much time.
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We may be shut down
for the winter.
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They're calling for snow,
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so we'll just see, but it
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All right.
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What if we--
Have you put any thought
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into maybe a helicopter
to get them out of here?
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That'd be interesting.
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- [Clayton] Lift them out.
- Have you done that before?
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I did. I helped
a museum recover one
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out of a really
rough spot one time.
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- Oh, really?
- Yeah.
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[Clayton] We just basically
laid a net out
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and tipped the skull
over into the net
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and then the helicopter dropped
the hook and then up and went away.
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That worked very smoothly,
and we didn't tear up
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any real state
down the road to it.
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That's a great way to do it.
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[narrator] A helicopter
is an expense dino hunters
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try to avoid
but with the remote location
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of Shana's quarter million
dollar tric skulls
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and limited time, it looks
like her only option.
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That might be the only way
to retrieve these things.
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Yeah, it should be the easiest
way to get them out.
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Well, if you guys can
get a jacket, we might
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- try to do that before the snow flies...
- Okay.
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- come back and help you.
- That would be nice, if we can get it out before winter.
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The only way to protect these
fossils from mother nature
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is to get them
in the lab where it's safe.
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Where weather can't get to them.
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That's our main goal every
year, is to get every site we find
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finished up before snow hits.
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Sometimes winter can
just shut us down overnight.
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And, you know, we always
try to plan for that.
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Yeah, let's see if we can make a plan
to come out and help you get them out.
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[Mike] Here comes the cranes,
they're headed south for winter.
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- Old man winter.
- I can't feel my toes.
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You get so zoned in on your work
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and you forget to stand up
and walk around.
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This is one
of the funnest digs, I think.
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You cannot
put a knife in the ground
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without hitting bone.
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Kinda making our dig go longer
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when we don't have
the time for it,
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but it's pretty cool stuff.
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[Jake] Gotta kick butt while
the kicking butt is good.
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[Aaron] Doesn't look good,
the next few days
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we're supposed to get some snow.
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Can't dig bones
when the ground's frozen.
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Winters in Wyoming,
they can come early and fast,
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had a really
hard frost last night,
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puts a little sense
of urgency on us.
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It's a race.
Us against winter.
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[Mike] Bringing in
the reinforcements, buddy.
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We're ready to take out
the top of this hill.
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[narrator] This season,
the Harris bone crew
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have gone all in.
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[Mike] You've been locked up
in the garage for too long!
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[narrator] Early on...
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[Mike] Get these bones to Brock!
256
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[narrator] Mike took
a big gamble to get the skull
257
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of his prized Cowboy Rex prepped
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with an eye
on finally finding a buyer.
259
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[Mike] This is gonna cost a lot,
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but I've got a feeling that it's
a pretty good gamble to take.
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I cannot--
I absolutely cannot wait
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to see this thing.
263
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[Jake] Got bone on top
of bone on top of bone.
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[narrator] And then...
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[Jake] That is a cool
looking bone.
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[narrator] They spent
the entire season
267
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working the ceratopsian site.
268
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This is the other half
of the ilium.
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Yeehaw!
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[narrator] But they're
still not sure
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if it's a triceratops
or a more rare torosaurus.
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[Jake] We are
in our best dig ever.
273
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We set out to find
a complete dinosaur
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and found an absolutely
phenomenal specimen.
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I truly believe that there's...
276
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there's a lot more
bones in the bank.
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[narrator] Now, to hit
50% of the bone count,
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which is scientifically
considered a full skeleton,
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they'll need one last push
to get more bones
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out of the ground
281
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before winter weather
shuts them down.
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They're calling for snow.
283
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[Aaron] The crunch is on.
284
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Wyoming is terrible for winters.
285
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The wind starts howling,
286
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you can have 60 to 80 mph winds.
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The snow can drift up,
you can have 20 foot drifts.
288
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It's brutal out here.
289
00:10:31,775 --> 00:10:32,974
It's like living in the Arctic.
290
00:10:32,976 --> 00:10:34,909
[Jake] We gotta know
when to say when
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and get everything jacketed,
get it back to the lab,
292
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where it's nice and dry.
293
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Moisture and fossils do not mix.
294
00:10:43,085 --> 00:10:45,319
You're getting a little quiet
over there, what's going on?
295
00:10:45,321 --> 00:10:49,857
I'm trying to channel around
so we can jacket this
296
00:10:49,859 --> 00:10:52,960
and it's like every stroke
that I take off
297
00:10:52,962 --> 00:10:55,396
there's another vert.
298
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Come take a look at this one.
299
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Wow. You get a whole
slug of tail verts in there.
300
00:11:01,638 --> 00:11:02,904
Are you serious?
301
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Just completely intact.
302
00:11:04,974 --> 00:11:06,307
[Mike] That is unbelievable.
303
00:11:06,309 --> 00:11:08,910
[Mike laughing]
304
00:11:08,912 --> 00:11:11,379
[Jake] You're on fire.
Vert central over there.
305
00:11:11,381 --> 00:11:12,747
[Mike] This is awesome.
306
00:11:12,749 --> 00:11:15,850
We didn't have any tail
stuff until now.
307
00:11:15,852 --> 00:11:18,086
[Mike] Oh, yeah. There's
gonna be a lot more of them.
308
00:11:18,088 --> 00:11:20,955
The more we try to dig out,
the deeper we get.
309
00:11:20,957 --> 00:11:22,423
I guess that's a good problem.
310
00:11:24,259 --> 00:11:27,428
This just adds more
and more to the bone count.
311
00:11:27,430 --> 00:11:31,999
We're getting closer
to that 50% threshold.
312
00:11:32,001 --> 00:11:34,235
Ooh.
313
00:11:34,237 --> 00:11:36,104
Yes.
314
00:11:36,839 --> 00:11:39,040
[Jake] That looks
like a skull piece.
315
00:11:39,042 --> 00:11:42,477
Whoa! Look at that.
What I've been looking for.
316
00:11:42,479 --> 00:11:44,812
Now we have two jaws.
317
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That is a jaw!
318
00:11:46,316 --> 00:11:49,317
Whoa! Rexy, we've got jaw!
319
00:11:49,319 --> 00:11:51,018
We got teeth!
320
00:11:51,020 --> 00:11:53,354
[Mike] This is
a show piece deluxe.
321
00:11:53,356 --> 00:11:55,857
This is crazy cool.
322
00:11:55,859 --> 00:11:57,725
Like a train of teeth.
323
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Like, tooth, tooth, tooth.
Tooth, tooth, tooth, tooth.
324
00:12:00,363 --> 00:12:01,996
Tooth, tooth,
tooth, tooth, tooth.
325
00:12:01,998 --> 00:12:03,831
But good quality too.
326
00:12:03,833 --> 00:12:05,967
Now I have
to get it out of here.
327
00:12:05,969 --> 00:12:09,103
Oh, I'm super excited to have
found both of the jaws.
328
00:12:09,105 --> 00:12:10,271
Pretty amazing pieces.
329
00:12:10,273 --> 00:12:11,339
It's all really amazing.
330
00:12:11,341 --> 00:12:14,876
Looking good. Two jaws, baby.
331
00:12:14,878 --> 00:12:17,178
I like it
when things come in twos.
332
00:12:17,180 --> 00:12:19,614
But that is gonna be
an awesome piece.
333
00:12:21,350 --> 00:12:22,283
Uh-uh.
334
00:12:23,085 --> 00:12:25,486
Just caught a quick
flurry over here.
335
00:12:25,488 --> 00:12:26,621
[Mike] First snow?
336
00:12:27,289 --> 00:12:29,190
Go, go, go, go, go, go!
337
00:12:29,192 --> 00:12:31,459
We're gonna have
to hustle a little bit.
338
00:12:31,461 --> 00:12:33,494
[Jake] This is a bad situation.
339
00:12:33,496 --> 00:12:34,762
Snowing.
340
00:12:34,764 --> 00:12:35,797
[Mike] Quick!
341
00:12:35,799 --> 00:12:38,232
[Jake] Got a lot of bones
exposed right now.
342
00:12:38,234 --> 00:12:39,801
Use this.
343
00:12:39,803 --> 00:12:42,737
We do not want winter weather
to crack everything up.
344
00:12:42,739 --> 00:12:44,305
We need to get them out of here.
345
00:12:44,307 --> 00:12:46,607
[Aaron] This might be
our last hurrah!
346
00:12:48,277 --> 00:12:49,877
[Jake] Uh-uh.
347
00:12:49,879 --> 00:12:51,946
Just caught a quick
flurry over here.
348
00:12:51,948 --> 00:12:54,081
[Mike] Go, go, go, go, go, go!
349
00:12:54,083 --> 00:12:56,050
We're gonna have
to hustle a little bit.
350
00:12:56,052 --> 00:12:57,084
Use this.
351
00:12:57,086 --> 00:12:59,420
[Jake] We need to protect
these bones,
352
00:12:59,422 --> 00:13:01,289
get them under jackets
and get them out of here.
353
00:13:01,291 --> 00:13:03,324
[Mike] We kinda wanted
to finish them up,
354
00:13:03,326 --> 00:13:04,992
but it looks like we're
gonna get shut down.
355
00:13:04,994 --> 00:13:07,595
[Jake] We gotta know when to
say when and to shut it down
356
00:13:07,597 --> 00:13:09,597
and protect the bones
and come back at it next year.
357
00:13:11,266 --> 00:13:13,835
[Aaron] Get ready to get
cold and plastery.
358
00:13:13,837 --> 00:13:17,605
I don't want my arms in there
any longer than you guys do.
359
00:13:17,607 --> 00:13:20,141
You know one time that bone
layer was, you know,
360
00:13:20,143 --> 00:13:23,044
15 feet down in the ground,
now it's one foot down
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00:13:23,046 --> 00:13:26,614
in the ground and it's not
a good thing for bones.
362
00:13:26,616 --> 00:13:29,116
Water's gonna get in there,
it's gonna freeze
363
00:13:29,118 --> 00:13:32,620
and expand the bones, it's
gonna crack everything up.
364
00:13:32,622 --> 00:13:36,224
We do now want winter
weather becoming a factor
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00:13:36,226 --> 00:13:37,491
on these things.
They didn't sit
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for 66 million years just to
have us cover everything up.
367
00:13:42,164 --> 00:13:45,132
[narrator] The large jackets
will need to be cured overnight.
368
00:13:45,134 --> 00:13:47,935
So Mike and the crew
remove the smaller fossils
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and record the bone count.
370
00:13:52,407 --> 00:13:56,143
This is a fiesta resistance.
What did they call that?
371
00:13:56,145 --> 00:13:58,246
- [Aaron] Fiesta resistance?
- This is the jaw!
372
00:13:58,248 --> 00:14:02,149
Go. Yeah. Perfect.
373
00:14:02,151 --> 00:14:03,918
[Mike] Getting
her filled up again.
374
00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:06,621
Bone number 101.
375
00:14:06,623 --> 00:14:09,056
That's 149 and that's 150.
376
00:14:09,058 --> 00:14:10,858
We're just starting
to skyrocket.
377
00:14:10,860 --> 00:14:13,628
It's so fun, so fun
when you're finding
378
00:14:13,630 --> 00:14:16,063
a lot of bones and getting
a lot of this animal.
379
00:14:16,065 --> 00:14:17,798
Still got stuff in the ground,
380
00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:19,300
we kinda wanted
to finish them up,
381
00:14:19,302 --> 00:14:21,469
but it looks like
we're gonna get shut down.
382
00:14:21,471 --> 00:14:24,472
Okay, we've got 155 coming up.
383
00:14:24,474 --> 00:14:25,973
155?
384
00:14:25,975 --> 00:14:27,141
Yeah, 155.
385
00:14:27,143 --> 00:14:28,876
- That's enough to make up...
- We're over 50.
386
00:14:28,878 --> 00:14:31,045
We're approaching 60%.
387
00:14:32,447 --> 00:14:34,882
- Can you believe that?
- [Jake] We have a full specimen.
388
00:14:34,884 --> 00:14:35,816
Whoo!
389
00:14:35,818 --> 00:14:38,219
That is why we do what we do.
390
00:14:38,221 --> 00:14:40,855
We absolutely kicked
tail on this thing.
391
00:14:40,857 --> 00:14:44,025
[Jake] It is an awesome
feeling to set out
392
00:14:44,027 --> 00:14:47,895
to get a whole specimen
and then actually meet that.
393
00:14:47,897 --> 00:14:50,231
How would you think
that two bones
394
00:14:50,233 --> 00:14:51,132
out on the surface...
395
00:14:51,134 --> 00:14:52,099
Oh, baby.
396
00:14:52,167 --> 00:14:54,101
kinda weathering out
on the hill side
397
00:14:54,103 --> 00:14:55,369
would turn into
something this big?
398
00:14:55,371 --> 00:14:58,205
It does not happen very often.
399
00:14:58,207 --> 00:15:00,141
The hard work has paid off.
400
00:15:00,143 --> 00:15:02,910
We're gonna get 60,
60 plus. Good work.
401
00:15:02,912 --> 00:15:05,079
- Good work.
- The dream team!
402
00:15:05,081 --> 00:15:06,013
Good job.
403
00:15:06,015 --> 00:15:07,381
Everybody, good job.
404
00:15:07,383 --> 00:15:09,450
[Aaron] Yee! Now I'm excited.
405
00:15:10,485 --> 00:15:12,353
[growling]
406
00:15:23,598 --> 00:15:25,232
So. So.
407
00:15:26,868 --> 00:15:28,903
This is my grandpa's house.
408
00:15:28,905 --> 00:15:30,171
This is where my dad was raised.
409
00:15:30,173 --> 00:15:31,839
Right here.
410
00:15:31,841 --> 00:15:35,076
That was my grandpa Robert's
house that he built.
411
00:15:35,078 --> 00:15:36,777
That was a two-story house.
412
00:15:36,779 --> 00:15:40,181
The termites got in it.
Just got two walls left.
413
00:15:40,183 --> 00:15:42,616
But it was quite
a house back in the day.
414
00:15:42,618 --> 00:15:46,120
Four bedrooms down bellow
and one bedroom upstairs.
415
00:15:46,122 --> 00:15:49,190
As kids, we thought that was
the funnest place ever.
416
00:15:49,192 --> 00:15:52,259
A lot of memories
right in there.
417
00:15:52,261 --> 00:15:54,362
Not much of it left now.
418
00:15:55,430 --> 00:15:57,198
[narrator]
Just two miles up the road...
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[Andre] Okay.
420
00:15:59,569 --> 00:16:01,068
[narrator] ...Andre Lujan
and his team
421
00:16:01,070 --> 00:16:04,105
are excavating a 90-year-old
mammoth dig site
422
00:16:04,107 --> 00:16:05,740
for the Abercrombie family.
423
00:16:05,742 --> 00:16:07,208
Rex, would you spot
them on that end?
424
00:16:07,210 --> 00:16:08,609
- Yeah.
- [Andre] I'll spot underneath.
425
00:16:08,611 --> 00:16:09,944
[narrator] To help them
restore their legacy
426
00:16:09,946 --> 00:16:12,146
and pay off the ranch.
427
00:16:12,148 --> 00:16:14,648
[Robert] My grandfather
was the one that originally
428
00:16:14,650 --> 00:16:16,884
found these mammoths down there.
429
00:16:16,886 --> 00:16:19,020
He thought he might make
some money off of them,
430
00:16:19,022 --> 00:16:21,822
but, as it turned out,
the museum finally
431
00:16:21,824 --> 00:16:24,225
showed up here,
they started digging
432
00:16:24,227 --> 00:16:26,694
and they wouldn't even give
my grandpa a job
433
00:16:26,696 --> 00:16:28,863
and all he wanted
was a laborers job
434
00:16:28,865 --> 00:16:32,166
just so he could have
some money to feed his kids.
435
00:16:32,168 --> 00:16:34,001
[Billie] We could use
the money for the ranch,
436
00:16:34,003 --> 00:16:37,138
but the biggest, important thing
437
00:16:37,140 --> 00:16:40,608
is redemption
for Robert's grandpa.
438
00:16:40,610 --> 00:16:41,909
One, two, three.
439
00:16:41,911 --> 00:16:43,644
[narrator] The guys
have already removed
440
00:16:43,646 --> 00:16:44,979
two smaller tusks.
441
00:16:44,981 --> 00:16:46,881
Whoo!
442
00:16:46,883 --> 00:16:48,015
[narrator] And yesterday...
443
00:16:48,017 --> 00:16:49,784
Whoo, doggie.
444
00:16:49,786 --> 00:16:51,952
[narrator] ...they
successfully broke free
445
00:16:51,954 --> 00:16:54,855
from the ground
the massive six-foot long
446
00:16:54,857 --> 00:16:57,224
female Columbian mammoth tusk.
447
00:16:57,226 --> 00:16:59,093
It's good! We got it!
448
00:16:59,095 --> 00:17:00,327
Yeah.
449
00:17:01,096 --> 00:17:04,131
[Andre] Just make sure
that pallet doesn't drag.
450
00:17:04,133 --> 00:17:06,867
[narrator] Now, they need to
get the tusk back to the lab
451
00:17:06,869 --> 00:17:09,637
to clean it up
and prep it up for sale.
452
00:17:09,639 --> 00:17:13,174
It's gonna be picturesque
cause it's so curved.
453
00:17:13,176 --> 00:17:17,244
It might be worth $50,000,
so we'll see.
454
00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:18,913
Whoa!
455
00:17:18,915 --> 00:17:22,616
Up, up, up. Up!
456
00:17:22,618 --> 00:17:24,819
The most challenging part
of moving this tusk
457
00:17:24,821 --> 00:17:27,755
on this pallet is now I've got
this huge weight out
458
00:17:27,757 --> 00:17:29,623
in front of me.
I'm teetering, you know?
459
00:17:29,625 --> 00:17:32,026
As I go over the edge
and the last thing I wanna do
460
00:17:32,028 --> 00:17:34,195
is drop this thing on the ground
461
00:17:34,197 --> 00:17:35,329
and shock it really hard.
462
00:17:36,465 --> 00:17:39,033
- Oh.
- Wow.
463
00:17:40,001 --> 00:17:41,335
Tilt the tip up.
464
00:17:42,204 --> 00:17:43,404
Good.
465
00:17:43,406 --> 00:17:44,638
Straight back.
466
00:17:45,941 --> 00:17:47,942
Oh... Clear.
467
00:17:47,944 --> 00:17:49,977
[Andre] Oh, how does it look?
468
00:17:49,979 --> 00:17:51,178
[Robert] We're good!
469
00:17:51,180 --> 00:17:54,081
Right on, dude! Whoo!
470
00:17:54,083 --> 00:17:55,216
[Andre] We got the tusk out.
471
00:17:55,218 --> 00:17:57,618
It's time to move on
to our next objective
472
00:17:57,620 --> 00:18:00,221
which is getting
this enormous scapula out.
473
00:18:00,223 --> 00:18:02,289
[narrator] The scapula
is the mammoth's
474
00:18:02,291 --> 00:18:03,891
largest shoulder bone.
475
00:18:03,893 --> 00:18:05,793
And the one that Andre
and the crew found
476
00:18:05,795 --> 00:18:07,628
is completely intact.
477
00:18:07,630 --> 00:18:10,131
This extremely rare fossil
478
00:18:10,133 --> 00:18:12,933
could make for another big
payday for the Abercrombies.
479
00:18:12,935 --> 00:18:13,934
Get it, Rex.
480
00:18:13,936 --> 00:18:15,936
[narrator] But only
if they can get it out
481
00:18:15,938 --> 00:18:18,906
of the ground
before winter weather hits.
482
00:18:18,908 --> 00:18:20,674
We've got this crazy
cold front blowing in
483
00:18:20,676 --> 00:18:22,209
from the north.
484
00:18:22,211 --> 00:18:24,545
They're calling for maybe
up to a foot of snow,
485
00:18:24,547 --> 00:18:27,081
precipitation following that.
486
00:18:27,083 --> 00:18:29,617
[narrator] And with the guys
digging in an ancient creek bed,
487
00:18:29,619 --> 00:18:32,953
they'll need plenty of time
to prepare the site.
488
00:18:32,955 --> 00:18:34,855
[Andre] Oh, man.
489
00:18:34,857 --> 00:18:36,223
[narrator]
They've seen firsthand
490
00:18:36,225 --> 00:18:37,725
how destructive water can be.
491
00:18:37,727 --> 00:18:39,693
It's pretty saturated.
492
00:18:39,695 --> 00:18:43,097
[narrator] And that was before
the fossils were exposed.
493
00:18:43,099 --> 00:18:44,832
[Andre] I'm gonna keep
my eye on the weather.
494
00:18:44,834 --> 00:18:46,800
Everything flows
right into this drainage.
495
00:18:46,802 --> 00:18:48,903
If there is a creek rise,
it's gonna totally
496
00:18:48,905 --> 00:18:50,638
flood the site
and ruin everything.
497
00:18:54,342 --> 00:18:56,710
Hey, you're supposed
to be done finding bones.
498
00:18:56,712 --> 00:18:58,946
Hey, you mind your own business.
499
00:18:58,948 --> 00:19:01,148
Where are all these
bones coming from?
500
00:19:01,150 --> 00:19:02,883
Looks pretty decent.
501
00:19:02,885 --> 00:19:03,951
Rib.
502
00:19:03,953 --> 00:19:06,187
And behind that, another rib.
503
00:19:06,189 --> 00:19:09,823
We're working on the scapula,
and we find some more bones.
504
00:19:09,825 --> 00:19:12,159
We're just gonna keep
moving around the margins
505
00:19:12,161 --> 00:19:14,929
and see if we can't find
a way to work at this
506
00:19:14,931 --> 00:19:16,297
and extract it
without uncovering
507
00:19:16,299 --> 00:19:17,765
a bunch of new stuff.
508
00:19:17,767 --> 00:19:21,769
Boom. Ribs going in,
another little bone here.
509
00:19:21,771 --> 00:19:23,204
There's a little bone back here.
510
00:19:23,206 --> 00:19:25,639
I can't do anything else with
this until I take that out.
511
00:19:25,641 --> 00:19:28,409
I can't take that out,
so I go back another foot.
512
00:19:28,411 --> 00:19:30,711
[Rex] You dig four inches in,
and you find five more bones.
513
00:19:30,713 --> 00:19:32,012
Exactly.
514
00:19:32,014 --> 00:19:35,216
We've got bones in the wall
back here, bones over here.
515
00:19:35,218 --> 00:19:37,618
- [Rex] There's another one right here.
- What? Where?
516
00:19:37,620 --> 00:19:38,886
[Rex] Right behind you.
517
00:19:38,888 --> 00:19:41,255
We now have seven bones
around the scapula.
518
00:19:41,257 --> 00:19:42,223
- [Rex] Oh my God.
- Yeah.
519
00:19:42,225 --> 00:19:43,624
At this rate,
520
00:19:43,626 --> 00:19:46,026
the scapula is not
coming out of the ground.
521
00:19:46,028 --> 00:19:47,995
We're out here to find bones.
522
00:19:47,997 --> 00:19:50,631
If we're not finding bones,
we're just wasting our time.
523
00:19:50,633 --> 00:19:52,266
But in a situation like this,
524
00:19:52,268 --> 00:19:54,435
it's kind of counterproductive.
525
00:19:54,437 --> 00:19:57,137
We're out of time,
the winter is upon us.
526
00:19:57,139 --> 00:19:58,105
We're just gonna end up
527
00:19:58,107 --> 00:20:00,975
with more stuff exposed
that we can collect.
528
00:20:00,977 --> 00:20:02,109
And another bad situation.
529
00:20:02,111 --> 00:20:03,811
It's never a good idea
to leave things
530
00:20:03,813 --> 00:20:05,246
in the field exposed.
531
00:20:05,248 --> 00:20:08,215
I don't wanna leave now
but the situation is not good.
532
00:20:08,217 --> 00:20:09,984
That's turning into a bone web.
533
00:20:09,986 --> 00:20:11,318
This is going terrible.
534
00:20:16,124 --> 00:20:19,193
[Rex] Bones on top
of bones on top of bones.
535
00:20:19,195 --> 00:20:22,162
We're just gonna end up
with more stuff exposed
536
00:20:22,164 --> 00:20:24,265
than we can collect
and another bad situation.
537
00:20:24,267 --> 00:20:26,166
That's turning into a bone web.
538
00:20:26,168 --> 00:20:27,167
That's cool.
539
00:20:27,169 --> 00:20:29,937
And I'll be glad to come
and dig it in the spring.
540
00:20:29,939 --> 00:20:32,806
[narrator] With the winter storm
approaching northeast New Mexico,
541
00:20:32,808 --> 00:20:35,075
Andre and the guys
need to leave enough time
542
00:20:35,077 --> 00:20:38,112
to prepare the site
and protect the fossils.
543
00:20:38,114 --> 00:20:40,014
The worst thing we can do
is expose these bones
544
00:20:40,016 --> 00:20:42,983
that have been protected in
the ground for thousands of years
545
00:20:42,985 --> 00:20:44,285
and leave them exposed
over the winter.
546
00:20:44,287 --> 00:20:45,886
I'm gonna call it, dude.
547
00:20:45,888 --> 00:20:47,888
I mean, I think that's...
that's all we can do.
548
00:20:47,890 --> 00:20:49,156
Yeah, I agree.
549
00:20:49,158 --> 00:20:51,158
[Andre]
After our seventh bone,
550
00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:52,860
I made the command decision
551
00:20:52,862 --> 00:20:55,229
that we need to stop trying
to excavate the scapula.
552
00:20:55,231 --> 00:20:57,231
The density is increasing
553
00:20:57,233 --> 00:20:59,600
and that does not bode well
for us getting it out
554
00:20:59,602 --> 00:21:01,235
on the limited time
that we have left.
555
00:21:01,237 --> 00:21:02,936
We've gotta switch gears.
556
00:21:02,938 --> 00:21:04,004
Moment of truth.
557
00:21:04,006 --> 00:21:06,040
We got lucky on the tusk.
558
00:21:06,042 --> 00:21:07,975
Everything went mostly
according to plan.
559
00:21:07,977 --> 00:21:09,810
Golly!
560
00:21:09,812 --> 00:21:13,080
But I think we should just
focus on cleaning up the site
561
00:21:13,082 --> 00:21:15,949
and making sure that there'll still be
something here to collect when we come back.
562
00:21:15,951 --> 00:21:18,052
Get this plastic stretched out.
563
00:21:18,054 --> 00:21:19,787
So we're just going
to bury the site.
564
00:21:19,789 --> 00:21:21,622
Get that back side.
565
00:21:21,624 --> 00:21:23,824
Everything we do
is trying to prevent
566
00:21:23,826 --> 00:21:24,925
the worst case scenario,
567
00:21:24,927 --> 00:21:26,927
which is the bones
just falling apart,
568
00:21:26,929 --> 00:21:29,697
breaking, disintegrating
right before our eyes.
569
00:21:29,699 --> 00:21:31,365
I feel like if we get
a good enough layer
570
00:21:31,367 --> 00:21:33,634
of dirt on here,
it should be good, you know?
571
00:21:33,636 --> 00:21:35,369
We definitely need
to make sure that
572
00:21:35,371 --> 00:21:37,271
we're gonna have really
good quality bones
573
00:21:37,273 --> 00:21:39,106
to collect next spring.
574
00:21:40,175 --> 00:21:41,208
That looks good, man.
575
00:21:41,210 --> 00:21:43,243
This is buried pretty
deep right here.
576
00:21:43,245 --> 00:21:44,878
I feel good about that.
577
00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:46,980
[narrator]
But simply burying the site
578
00:21:46,982 --> 00:21:49,983
won't be enough to protect
the bones for multiple months.
579
00:21:49,985 --> 00:21:52,786
[Andre] The creek
that exposed this fossil
580
00:21:52,788 --> 00:21:54,188
in the first place is a conduit
581
00:21:54,190 --> 00:21:56,857
for all the water shed
off the Mason.
582
00:21:56,859 --> 00:21:58,726
This is the main creek
right here.
583
00:21:58,728 --> 00:22:00,461
This is where
all the water comes from
584
00:22:00,463 --> 00:22:02,930
and it's flowing
straight at our quarry.
585
00:22:02,932 --> 00:22:04,365
This could be fatal.
586
00:22:04,367 --> 00:22:06,834
This could be really fatal
for these fossils.
587
00:22:06,836 --> 00:22:08,669
[narrator] A flash flood
would wash away
588
00:22:08,671 --> 00:22:10,204
all their attempts
to protect the site
589
00:22:10,206 --> 00:22:13,707
and the water would destroy
the fossils.
590
00:22:13,709 --> 00:22:16,243
[Andre] I have to change
the direction of this creek.
591
00:22:25,186 --> 00:22:26,887
[Clayton] I'm sure glad
it warmed back up enough
592
00:22:26,889 --> 00:22:27,888
to melt that snow we got.
593
00:22:27,890 --> 00:22:29,857
Gave us this window to do this.
594
00:22:29,859 --> 00:22:31,258
And it looks like
this is our last week.
595
00:22:31,260 --> 00:22:33,227
It shows back in the 20s
596
00:22:33,229 --> 00:22:34,895
that next week,
so probably won't climb
597
00:22:34,897 --> 00:22:36,230
back out of that hole.
598
00:22:36,232 --> 00:22:38,766
Shana called me the other
day and asked if I'd come out
599
00:22:38,768 --> 00:22:39,967
to their place
and look at a couple
600
00:22:39,969 --> 00:22:41,702
triceratops skulls
in rough country
601
00:22:41,704 --> 00:22:43,871
and try to figure out a
gameplan for getting them out.
602
00:22:43,873 --> 00:22:46,140
This one's on a pinnacle,
the other one's in the canyon,
603
00:22:46,142 --> 00:22:47,841
and it is some rough stuff
back here.
604
00:22:47,843 --> 00:22:50,177
You guys
got some rugged canyons.
605
00:22:50,179 --> 00:22:52,246
[narrator] Clayton's
agreed to take on the job
606
00:22:52,248 --> 00:22:53,814
to help his good friend Shana,
607
00:22:53,816 --> 00:22:55,149
whose work getting a law passed
608
00:22:55,151 --> 00:22:58,051
will finally allow him
and his partners to try
609
00:22:58,053 --> 00:23:02,122
and sell the multimillion
dollar dueling dinosaurs.
610
00:23:02,124 --> 00:23:04,024
[Clayton] I was really excited to
come over here and help Shana.
611
00:23:04,026 --> 00:23:05,993
Everybody in paleontology
owes her a debt
612
00:23:05,995 --> 00:23:09,029
and I was glad to do my part
to come and repay that favor.
613
00:23:09,031 --> 00:23:12,900
[narrator] But to safely extract the quarter
million dollar tric skulls for Shana,
614
00:23:12,902 --> 00:23:15,269
Clayton needs to take
drastic measures.
615
00:23:15,271 --> 00:23:17,237
Horses and helicopters and...
616
00:23:17,239 --> 00:23:19,039
[Clayton] ...dinosaurs,
ranchers?
617
00:23:19,041 --> 00:23:20,240
What could go wrong?
618
00:23:20,242 --> 00:23:21,875
[Shana] These two skulls
619
00:23:21,877 --> 00:23:24,311
are in one of the roughest
areas on the ranch.
620
00:23:24,313 --> 00:23:27,247
Both of them are really
hard to access
621
00:23:27,249 --> 00:23:28,849
with any kind of equipment.
622
00:23:28,851 --> 00:23:30,584
So Clayton came up with the idea
623
00:23:30,586 --> 00:23:32,753
of bringing a helicopter in
to fly them out
624
00:23:32,755 --> 00:23:35,522
and bring his horses in to
kind of help us turn them too.
625
00:23:40,128 --> 00:23:42,863
[Clayton] Yeah, crazy sucker,
you made it.
626
00:23:42,865 --> 00:23:45,265
[narrator] Shana and her team
did some initial plastering.
627
00:23:45,267 --> 00:23:49,036
Now Clayton's here to lend
his expertise and reinforced
628
00:23:49,038 --> 00:23:53,040
the larger jacket
so it'll survive the airlift.
629
00:23:53,042 --> 00:23:55,175
[Clayton] We're gonna have
to work hard to get this done
630
00:23:55,177 --> 00:23:56,443
before that chopper gets here.
631
00:23:56,445 --> 00:23:59,246
We've got just, hopefully, enough
time to get this thing capped
632
00:23:59,248 --> 00:24:00,080
and ready to be
flipped into the net.
633
00:24:00,082 --> 00:24:02,516
And that's weather
permitting, too.
634
00:24:08,022 --> 00:24:10,924
I think the jugal is starting
to take shape over here.
635
00:24:10,926 --> 00:24:12,860
- [Shana] Oh, really?
- The cheek horns.
636
00:24:12,862 --> 00:24:14,962
You know, it comes round
right here. It goes up.
637
00:24:14,964 --> 00:24:15,963
[Shana] Oh, neat.
638
00:24:15,965 --> 00:24:18,732
[Clayton] So we're gonna
have to lock that in too.
639
00:24:18,734 --> 00:24:21,902
[narrator] The name
triceratops means three horn face
640
00:24:21,904 --> 00:24:23,337
because of the three large horns
641
00:24:23,339 --> 00:24:25,138
at the top of their skull.
642
00:24:25,140 --> 00:24:28,175
But they also have two
smaller horn-like projections
643
00:24:28,177 --> 00:24:29,176
on their cheek bones,
644
00:24:29,178 --> 00:24:31,211
which provided
additional defense.
645
00:24:35,049 --> 00:24:36,950
[Clayton] Looks good there.
646
00:24:36,952 --> 00:24:40,220
I think this thing is undercut
about as far as we dare go.
647
00:24:40,222 --> 00:24:43,056
I think it's about time to mix
up a batch, don't you guys?
648
00:24:43,058 --> 00:24:44,525
- [Shana] Start plastering?
- I think so.
649
00:24:48,396 --> 00:24:49,863
[man] Oh, that's cold.
650
00:24:49,898 --> 00:24:51,932
[Clayton] I'm definitely
concerned about this plaster
651
00:24:51,934 --> 00:24:53,634
curing well enough
in a couple of days.
652
00:24:53,636 --> 00:24:55,936
Normally we'd give it a week
or two to cure, you know?
653
00:24:55,938 --> 00:24:57,170
Before we ever move
one after this,
654
00:24:57,172 --> 00:24:59,740
but we just don't have the
luxury of that kind of time.
655
00:24:59,742 --> 00:25:02,242
What do you think? Can we get
all the way through that one, Nate?
656
00:25:02,244 --> 00:25:03,944
We've got a short break
in the weather
657
00:25:03,946 --> 00:25:04,978
and after this coming week,
658
00:25:04,980 --> 00:25:07,347
looks like it's gonna
be down to 20 degrees
659
00:25:07,349 --> 00:25:09,850
and so we're gonna be working
as hard as we can
660
00:25:09,852 --> 00:25:10,684
to get that done.
661
00:25:10,686 --> 00:25:12,986
Perfect. Oh, that looks good.
662
00:25:12,988 --> 00:25:14,888
I think all we've got
left now is just the bracing.
663
00:25:14,890 --> 00:25:17,090
Just that we can get this
thing locked in tight,
664
00:25:17,092 --> 00:25:21,028
to where it's gonna handle
that lift out of here in a helicopter.
665
00:25:21,030 --> 00:25:22,796
This bracing is gonna
be super important when we go
666
00:25:22,798 --> 00:25:24,264
to roll it and once
it's in that net,
667
00:25:24,266 --> 00:25:27,134
it'll keep it from bending
or shifting this plaster at all.
668
00:25:27,136 --> 00:25:29,736
When that net comes tight
and squeeze around this thing,
669
00:25:29,738 --> 00:25:31,872
it'll stop it from
ever being able to move.
670
00:25:31,874 --> 00:25:35,142
It's like, you break your leg, you
splint it. That's what we're doing.
671
00:25:36,744 --> 00:25:38,145
Well, the sun's setting on us.
672
00:25:38,147 --> 00:25:41,415
- [Shana] We already burned our daylight.
- [Clayton] We did.
673
00:25:41,417 --> 00:25:42,683
It's supposed to freeze tonight,
674
00:25:42,685 --> 00:25:45,319
so we definitely wanna put
a canopy over it
675
00:25:45,321 --> 00:25:48,255
and we brought a little heater up
there we're gonna stick underneath it.
676
00:25:48,257 --> 00:25:51,224
- You're just gonna stay there tonight?
- Oh, yeah.
677
00:25:51,893 --> 00:25:53,226
And I think we're in good shape.
678
00:25:53,228 --> 00:25:55,796
Um, heater seemed to fire up
and I think it'll run
679
00:25:55,798 --> 00:25:58,031
long enough and heat
that ground up enough,
680
00:25:58,033 --> 00:25:59,800
so it'll keep it from
freezing under that tarp,
681
00:25:59,802 --> 00:26:00,834
hopefully all night.
682
00:26:00,836 --> 00:26:02,202
I hope it don't get
very cold tonight
683
00:26:02,204 --> 00:26:05,339
because it may mess up
our curing deal.
684
00:26:18,186 --> 00:26:21,254
[Mike] Heads up. That's
why they call it a skid steer.
685
00:26:21,256 --> 00:26:22,456
Cause it's skidding.
686
00:26:23,825 --> 00:26:24,958
We're getting stormed up.
687
00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:27,494
We're gonna be under snow here
pretty soon.
688
00:26:27,496 --> 00:26:29,229
Heard we're supposed to get
nearly six, eight inches.
689
00:26:29,231 --> 00:26:30,330
Oh, man.
690
00:26:30,332 --> 00:26:32,899
I think our digging
is over for the year.
691
00:26:32,901 --> 00:26:34,101
Looks to me, like...
692
00:26:34,103 --> 00:26:35,636
Shut it down.
693
00:26:35,638 --> 00:26:36,837
[Jake] We're disappointed.
694
00:26:36,839 --> 00:26:39,039
I really loved digging
these dinosaurs,
695
00:26:39,041 --> 00:26:41,842
but the winters in Wyoming,
they can come hard,
696
00:26:41,844 --> 00:26:43,110
and they can come fast.
697
00:26:43,112 --> 00:26:46,113
You can have a 60 degree
temperature drop overnight.
698
00:26:46,115 --> 00:26:48,782
Winters in Wyoming
can be absolutely brutal.
699
00:26:48,784 --> 00:26:50,884
[Mike] How about we get
these jackets all flipped
700
00:26:50,886 --> 00:26:51,952
and loaded and get
them up to the lab?
701
00:26:51,954 --> 00:26:55,155
We'll take these three out
with the skid steer
702
00:26:55,157 --> 00:26:56,857
and the rest of these
we can flip by hand,
703
00:26:56,859 --> 00:26:58,291
I think,
and come back in the spring.
704
00:26:58,293 --> 00:26:59,493
That's all we can do.
705
00:26:59,495 --> 00:27:00,827
We've got weathered out
early this year.
706
00:27:00,829 --> 00:27:02,396
Glad we got what we got, though.
707
00:27:03,331 --> 00:27:05,599
Today's the major push
to get everything
708
00:27:05,601 --> 00:27:07,534
out of the ground
and out of here
709
00:27:07,536 --> 00:27:09,036
before the ground freezes.
710
00:27:09,038 --> 00:27:10,771
Yeah!
711
00:27:10,773 --> 00:27:13,340
Has to come out today,
that's it. There's no tomorrow.
712
00:27:13,342 --> 00:27:15,976
Here we go. Got it. Let's go.
713
00:27:15,978 --> 00:27:16,977
[Mike] Good job, guys.
714
00:27:16,979 --> 00:27:18,512
Success.
715
00:27:18,514 --> 00:27:21,148
[Mike] We'll get the skid steer
to get after these big jackets.
716
00:27:21,150 --> 00:27:23,116
Whoa!
717
00:27:24,952 --> 00:27:27,120
[Jake] I brought a bunch
of more forks just for this.
718
00:27:27,122 --> 00:27:30,624
Basically, we're making
a king size spatula.
719
00:27:30,626 --> 00:27:33,994
Here's our jackets,
we'll pedestaled underneath.
720
00:27:33,996 --> 00:27:36,930
We're just gonna slice
through the ground
721
00:27:36,932 --> 00:27:39,933
and everything
will be supported.
722
00:27:39,935 --> 00:27:41,034
[Mike] Perfect.
723
00:27:46,140 --> 00:27:48,642
Whoo, baby!
724
00:27:48,644 --> 00:27:50,877
[Aaron] Watch your toes.
725
00:27:50,879 --> 00:27:54,081
[Jake] Boy, this mud sure
ain't making things easy, isn't it?
726
00:27:54,083 --> 00:27:55,816
[narrator] Next, the team
flips them over
727
00:27:55,818 --> 00:27:56,983
to keep the fragile bones
728
00:27:56,985 --> 00:27:59,319
from falling out
of the open jackets.
729
00:28:00,922 --> 00:28:03,123
[Jake] What are you gonna do
with this meatball?
730
00:28:03,125 --> 00:28:05,625
[Mike] Imma lift this up
and we'll set it up
731
00:28:05,627 --> 00:28:06,626
on a good pallet.
732
00:28:14,202 --> 00:28:16,169
Works for me.
733
00:28:16,171 --> 00:28:19,239
This is a proud moment
and it's also a sad moment.
734
00:28:19,241 --> 00:28:21,208
We all worked hard,
735
00:28:21,210 --> 00:28:24,111
and this is an awesome specimen
736
00:28:24,113 --> 00:28:26,012
that we've dug out
of the ground so far.
737
00:28:26,014 --> 00:28:27,647
Oh, jeez.
738
00:28:27,649 --> 00:28:30,617
The sad part is we're
sort of at a wall now.
739
00:28:30,619 --> 00:28:32,152
We can't dig anymore.
740
00:28:32,154 --> 00:28:34,020
This is the end
of the season. That's it.
741
00:28:34,022 --> 00:28:34,988
Winter's here.
742
00:28:34,990 --> 00:28:35,889
Period.
743
00:28:35,891 --> 00:28:37,357
[Mike] Two to go!
744
00:28:37,992 --> 00:28:40,227
The big honking jacket.
745
00:28:44,065 --> 00:28:45,332
[Mike] The moment of truth.
746
00:28:49,604 --> 00:28:51,071
Looking good.
747
00:28:53,908 --> 00:28:55,342
Nice and easy.
748
00:28:58,079 --> 00:28:59,312
Rocking.
749
00:28:59,314 --> 00:29:00,981
Hey...
750
00:29:01,616 --> 00:29:02,582
Lower.
751
00:29:03,851 --> 00:29:05,552
Dropping [bleep]
out of the bottom of it.
752
00:29:06,454 --> 00:29:08,288
We need to get it set down.
753
00:29:09,357 --> 00:29:12,025
[Mike] Hey, can I back up
and roll it against this bank
754
00:29:12,027 --> 00:29:13,093
to flip it over?
755
00:29:13,095 --> 00:29:14,327
[Jake] Yeah, back up.
756
00:29:16,230 --> 00:29:18,098
Lower it to the ground.
757
00:29:19,133 --> 00:29:20,567
It's Christmas.
758
00:29:23,371 --> 00:29:24,638
Oh, [bleep].
759
00:29:26,607 --> 00:29:28,909
[Mike] Give me some help!
760
00:29:28,911 --> 00:29:31,344
Get some help down here!
761
00:29:33,481 --> 00:29:35,448
[bleep]
762
00:29:42,089 --> 00:29:43,323
It's Christmas.
763
00:29:45,092 --> 00:29:47,294
Give me some help!
764
00:29:47,296 --> 00:29:49,496
Get some help down here!
765
00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:53,333
[bleep]
766
00:29:55,903 --> 00:29:57,003
Back up.
767
00:29:57,805 --> 00:30:00,740
- Get the mini.
- Get the mini, Jake.
768
00:30:00,742 --> 00:30:02,843
[Mike] I see the matrix falling
out on the bottom of that jacket
769
00:30:02,845 --> 00:30:04,845
and I about had a heart attack.
770
00:30:04,847 --> 00:30:07,948
All the work we've put
into that thing, the pride
771
00:30:07,950 --> 00:30:11,184
and I can see it all unravelling
before my very eyes.
772
00:30:11,886 --> 00:30:14,087
It can't go over
any further, huh?
773
00:30:14,089 --> 00:30:16,089
[Jake] Keep digging behind.
774
00:30:18,125 --> 00:30:20,327
This is not the way
to flip these things.
775
00:30:21,362 --> 00:30:23,630
Once you break it loose
from the bottom,
776
00:30:23,632 --> 00:30:25,065
you gotta flip that thing over.
777
00:30:25,067 --> 00:30:26,233
You can't hold it at an angle
778
00:30:26,235 --> 00:30:28,268
where everything's gonna
start dumping out.
779
00:30:28,270 --> 00:30:31,104
You just have to go fast
and sort of held it
780
00:30:31,106 --> 00:30:33,907
too long and the stuff
started falling out.
781
00:30:33,909 --> 00:30:35,642
[growling]
782
00:30:35,644 --> 00:30:37,344
[Mike] Boy, that thing is heavy.
783
00:30:39,313 --> 00:30:42,015
I think we come up
pretty lucky, guys.
784
00:30:42,017 --> 00:30:43,717
I don't think we've lost a lot.
785
00:30:43,719 --> 00:30:46,052
Now we can get to
the last one anyway, huh?
786
00:30:46,054 --> 00:30:48,822
[Jake] Sure you don't want
anybody else running that thing?
787
00:30:48,824 --> 00:30:50,924
- Never should've happened.
- [Aaron] Oh, man.
788
00:30:50,926 --> 00:30:53,293
There were broken bones
coming out of there.
789
00:30:53,295 --> 00:30:54,828
- [Mike] Yeah.
- [Jake] I'd have been hot.
790
00:30:54,830 --> 00:30:56,897
And I don't get mad.
791
00:30:56,899 --> 00:31:00,133
Look out, everybody.
Here comes the bobcat.
792
00:31:07,308 --> 00:31:09,042
[Jake] Nice.
793
00:31:09,044 --> 00:31:10,343
Now get out here, Aaron.
794
00:31:11,979 --> 00:31:15,148
Last one! Yup! Yup!
795
00:31:15,150 --> 00:31:16,917
That's good! You're good!
796
00:31:16,919 --> 00:31:17,951
Perfect!
797
00:31:17,953 --> 00:31:20,620
Whoo! All my bones are gone!
798
00:31:20,622 --> 00:31:22,822
They're going
to the safe spot, though.
799
00:31:22,824 --> 00:31:24,658
They'll be nice
and warm all winter.
800
00:31:24,660 --> 00:31:26,960
The site looks way different.
801
00:31:26,962 --> 00:31:29,162
[Jake] We've put a lot
of work in this season.
802
00:31:29,164 --> 00:31:32,032
I mean, we've absolutely
needed the ceratopsian
803
00:31:32,034 --> 00:31:34,968
and we spent a lot of money
doing it, but if in fact
804
00:31:34,970 --> 00:31:36,603
it is a toro,
it's gonna be a unique
805
00:31:36,605 --> 00:31:37,904
and a very valuable find.
806
00:31:37,906 --> 00:31:40,907
If it is a big triceratops,
it's still a win-win.
807
00:31:40,909 --> 00:31:43,009
Selling dinosaurs,
people want the biggest.
808
00:31:43,011 --> 00:31:44,244
They want the baddest.
809
00:31:44,278 --> 00:31:47,180
Everything about this year
has been building up to that.
810
00:31:47,182 --> 00:31:49,149
I think it'll pay off
in the end.
811
00:31:49,151 --> 00:31:51,985
Oh! Last jacket.
812
00:31:51,987 --> 00:31:54,120
[Mike] I'm sad to see
the season come to an end.
813
00:31:54,122 --> 00:31:55,989
It'd be kind of sad
to leave this place.
814
00:31:55,991 --> 00:31:57,657
That whole thing back there,
you know,
815
00:31:57,659 --> 00:32:00,060
we're still hitting a lot
of bone over here.
816
00:32:00,062 --> 00:32:03,029
[Jake] I could dig for another
month, but it's not gonna let me.
817
00:32:09,003 --> 00:32:11,671
[growling]
818
00:32:11,673 --> 00:32:15,008
[Andre] This is my last chance
to save the site before I go.
819
00:32:15,010 --> 00:32:16,876
This is the main creek
right here.
820
00:32:16,878 --> 00:32:18,244
This is where
all the water comes from
821
00:32:18,246 --> 00:32:20,914
and it's flowing
straight at our quarry.
822
00:32:20,916 --> 00:32:23,216
I have to change
the direction of this creek.
823
00:32:23,218 --> 00:32:25,852
[narrator] In northeast
New Mexico,
824
00:32:25,854 --> 00:32:28,755
an early winter storm
is expected any day.
825
00:32:28,757 --> 00:32:30,890
Get this plastic stretched out.
826
00:32:30,892 --> 00:32:33,159
[narrator] Andre and his team
had to stop digging
827
00:32:33,161 --> 00:32:35,028
and work to protect the fossils.
828
00:32:35,030 --> 00:32:39,232
The last step is to keep
this site from flooding.
829
00:32:39,234 --> 00:32:42,635
This low area is, is where
I wanna put all the water.
830
00:32:42,637 --> 00:32:45,605
I mean, gravity dictates
what water does
831
00:32:45,607 --> 00:32:47,273
and it's gonna look
for the lowest area.
832
00:32:47,275 --> 00:32:50,110
So I have to get down
to the level of this creek.
833
00:32:50,112 --> 00:32:53,146
So I see an opportunity here
at this first bend
834
00:32:53,148 --> 00:32:57,117
in the creek to make a little
cut into the low side
835
00:32:57,119 --> 00:33:00,086
and take all of that dirt
and build a little dam.
836
00:33:00,088 --> 00:33:01,721
If I can get the water going off
837
00:33:01,723 --> 00:33:02,789
and away from this quarry,
838
00:33:02,791 --> 00:33:05,258
precipitation
would be acceptable.
839
00:33:08,229 --> 00:33:10,997
I've got to dig
a lot of dirt out of here.
840
00:33:12,266 --> 00:33:14,000
Gotta get that a little deeper.
841
00:33:14,002 --> 00:33:15,368
Oh, I hope this works.
842
00:33:16,370 --> 00:33:18,772
If I can create
a little dam upstream
843
00:33:18,774 --> 00:33:19,839
and redirect the flow,
844
00:33:19,841 --> 00:33:22,042
it's gonna keep
that creek from blasting
845
00:33:22,044 --> 00:33:23,810
right into this mammoth quarry.
846
00:33:23,812 --> 00:33:24,978
All right!
847
00:33:24,980 --> 00:33:26,646
Almost there, it's looking good.
848
00:33:26,648 --> 00:33:28,882
Looking very good.
849
00:33:28,884 --> 00:33:32,852
We are going head to head with the
most powerful force on planet earth,
850
00:33:32,854 --> 00:33:33,753
the force of erosion.
851
00:33:33,755 --> 00:33:36,756
I think this is gonna work!
852
00:33:36,758 --> 00:33:39,826
Using my machine to reshape
the land and to make the water
853
00:33:39,828 --> 00:33:42,128
go where I want it to go,
it's pretty awesome feeling.
854
00:33:42,130 --> 00:33:44,731
I've got it set up,
so the water's gonna do
855
00:33:44,733 --> 00:33:47,233
what water does, it's gonna
find the path with least resistance
856
00:33:47,235 --> 00:33:49,002
and it's gonna look
for the lowest place.
857
00:33:49,004 --> 00:33:52,205
I've got a pretty good
size dam right against here.
858
00:33:52,207 --> 00:33:54,240
As long as it comes
along that corner,
859
00:33:54,242 --> 00:33:56,843
hitting this bank
right out the channel.
860
00:33:56,845 --> 00:33:58,178
If we did our job right,
861
00:33:58,180 --> 00:34:01,181
then we'll be coming back
to a perfect site next spring.
862
00:34:01,183 --> 00:34:04,084
[narrator] With the mammoth
site now wrapped for this season,
863
00:34:04,086 --> 00:34:07,187
Robert stops by
for one last look.
864
00:34:07,189 --> 00:34:08,121
[Andre] Robert!
865
00:34:08,123 --> 00:34:10,090
I'm really excited
to show Robert
866
00:34:10,092 --> 00:34:11,291
what we've got out
of the ground.
867
00:34:11,293 --> 00:34:12,592
He's been out here
a couple of times
868
00:34:12,594 --> 00:34:14,561
and seen what we're working on,
869
00:34:14,563 --> 00:34:16,996
but, you know, it's a little bit different
when you see it on the back of the truck.
870
00:34:16,998 --> 00:34:19,199
This tusk is gonna
be absolutely beautiful.
871
00:34:19,201 --> 00:34:22,068
I'm just elated
over what you guys did.
872
00:34:22,070 --> 00:34:23,303
Well, I'm glad to hear it.
873
00:34:23,305 --> 00:34:25,338
[Robert] We might
sell some of the bones,
874
00:34:25,340 --> 00:34:28,074
and the tusk,
make some of our payments.
875
00:34:28,076 --> 00:34:29,843
We still owe
quite a bit of money.
876
00:34:29,845 --> 00:34:31,878
It would sure help out.
877
00:34:31,880 --> 00:34:35,048
I'm really proud of you guys
for getting this done.
878
00:34:35,050 --> 00:34:36,149
It was an undertaking for sure.
879
00:34:36,151 --> 00:34:38,251
Yeah. That's why nobody ever
880
00:34:38,253 --> 00:34:40,954
for 90 years
didn't come back here.
881
00:34:40,956 --> 00:34:43,123
I'm beginning
to put that together.
882
00:34:44,291 --> 00:34:46,893
I think this is really
gonna be something
883
00:34:46,895 --> 00:34:48,528
for the Abercrombie family
to be proud of.
884
00:34:48,530 --> 00:34:51,297
- I'll send you pictures as we get this prepped.
- Okay.
885
00:34:51,299 --> 00:34:54,834
[Andre] This is a redemption
from what happened 90 years ago.
886
00:34:54,836 --> 00:34:56,202
For their family,
887
00:34:56,204 --> 00:34:58,872
this mammoth site
is really special.
888
00:34:58,874 --> 00:35:00,340
It's a very unique legacy.
889
00:35:00,342 --> 00:35:01,941
[man] It's done.
890
00:35:01,943 --> 00:35:04,110
- Yes!
- Until next season.
891
00:35:04,112 --> 00:35:05,111
[laughing]
892
00:35:08,048 --> 00:35:11,117
[growling]
893
00:35:12,119 --> 00:35:15,989
[Clayton] Keep going. You don't
remember where we're going now, huh?
894
00:35:15,991 --> 00:35:17,790
Today, we're hoping
to knock this site out
895
00:35:17,792 --> 00:35:20,093
and be ready to roll it
into the net by evening.
896
00:35:20,095 --> 00:35:22,695
Helicopter's coming soon
and we gotta get ready for it.
897
00:35:22,697 --> 00:35:27,033
I'm kind of nervous about how
our tent held up last night.
898
00:35:27,035 --> 00:35:29,035
[narrator] Clayton's
dinosaur cowboy reputation
899
00:35:29,037 --> 00:35:30,136
is on the line.
900
00:35:30,138 --> 00:35:32,305
To help close friend
Shana Baisch...
901
00:35:32,307 --> 00:35:33,239
Here he comes.
902
00:35:33,241 --> 00:35:34,674
[narrator] ...pull off
an extremely
903
00:35:34,676 --> 00:35:36,176
difficult extraction
904
00:35:36,178 --> 00:35:40,213
of two large tric skulls
before the winter freeze.
905
00:35:40,215 --> 00:35:41,781
- Oh, the tarp's still up.
- Yeah.
906
00:35:41,783 --> 00:35:43,917
I see some steam in there.
907
00:35:43,919 --> 00:35:46,052
It definitely stayed warm in
there, that's what that means.
908
00:35:46,054 --> 00:35:48,621
The heater seemed to fire up
and it worked perfect.
909
00:35:49,823 --> 00:35:51,124
[Shana] Looks good to me.
910
00:35:51,292 --> 00:35:53,126
[Clayton] I think we better
give this a little time to dry.
911
00:35:53,128 --> 00:35:54,727
Just let the open air
912
00:35:54,729 --> 00:35:56,095
- suck that moisture out of that plaster.
- [Shana] Right.
913
00:35:56,097 --> 00:35:58,131
Let's, uh, wander down
in the canyon to see
914
00:35:58,133 --> 00:36:00,300
if we can get that other one
rolled into the net.
915
00:36:00,302 --> 00:36:02,835
The other skull's down in
the bottom of a nasty canyon
916
00:36:02,837 --> 00:36:04,470
that is just barely walkable.
917
00:36:04,472 --> 00:36:06,806
- I'll follow you guys.
- [Nate] Don't trip.
918
00:36:06,808 --> 00:36:07,674
[Shana] Yeah.
919
00:36:08,976 --> 00:36:10,977
This is maybe a 1,000,
1,500 lbs. jacket
920
00:36:10,979 --> 00:36:12,845
and how are you gonna move that?
921
00:36:12,847 --> 00:36:15,415
It's just gonna be impossible
to get machinery to.
922
00:36:15,417 --> 00:36:18,051
Well, we're gonna
lay our cargo net down.
923
00:36:18,053 --> 00:36:19,819
We can roll those big blocks
924
00:36:19,821 --> 00:36:21,387
over with the horses,
use a little horsepower
925
00:36:21,389 --> 00:36:22,288
to pull it into the net.
926
00:36:22,290 --> 00:36:23,823
You know,
they drop the hook down,
927
00:36:23,825 --> 00:36:25,491
you hook up the net
and away they fly.
928
00:36:26,193 --> 00:36:28,628
We just got to kinda get
the center as close
929
00:36:28,630 --> 00:36:31,164
as we can to this, so it rolls
over fairly well-centered.
930
00:36:31,166 --> 00:36:33,233
When they pick it up,
it'll... it'll adjust itself.
931
00:36:33,235 --> 00:36:35,034
Yeah, that looks good.
932
00:36:35,036 --> 00:36:36,836
I'll get my horse
and trot around there
933
00:36:36,838 --> 00:36:37,904
and get hooked onto it.
934
00:36:37,906 --> 00:36:39,839
- [Shana] Okay.
- Let's roll this thing.
935
00:36:39,841 --> 00:36:42,141
[Clayton] If those jackets
flex, the bones inside
936
00:36:42,143 --> 00:36:45,345
turn into coffee grounds
and no one can enjoy
937
00:36:45,347 --> 00:36:47,380
a beautiful fossil
if it's coffee grounds.
938
00:36:47,382 --> 00:36:49,315
It'll be a hard fall
for that dinosaur,
939
00:36:49,317 --> 00:36:50,617
I wanna be as gentle as we can.
940
00:36:50,619 --> 00:36:52,619
Whoa, Soldier. Whoa.
941
00:36:52,621 --> 00:36:54,354
I think that Soldier
can pull it over
942
00:36:54,356 --> 00:36:55,822
without damaging the specimen,
943
00:36:55,824 --> 00:36:57,190
but you never know.
944
00:36:57,192 --> 00:36:59,225
Life's a gamble,
we're gonna go for it.
945
00:36:59,227 --> 00:37:00,860
- You guys ready?
- [Nate] Roll.
946
00:37:00,862 --> 00:37:03,096
All right. Watch out.
947
00:37:11,972 --> 00:37:14,073
- [Clayton] You guys ready?
- [Nate] Roll.
948
00:37:14,075 --> 00:37:15,575
All right. Watch out.
949
00:37:22,182 --> 00:37:23,583
Oh!
950
00:37:24,852 --> 00:37:26,185
[Clayton] How does that look?
951
00:37:27,021 --> 00:37:28,054
[Nate] It made a bad noise.
952
00:37:28,056 --> 00:37:29,889
Dang it.
Yeah, I'll come back around.
953
00:37:29,891 --> 00:37:32,091
When I heard that thing
hit the ground,
954
00:37:32,093 --> 00:37:34,594
I thought I heard him say,
"Oh, crap, what was that crack?"
955
00:37:34,596 --> 00:37:36,996
[Shana] It doesn't look like
anything cracked on this.
956
00:37:36,998 --> 00:37:39,065
Cool. Success!
957
00:37:39,067 --> 00:37:40,133
[Clayton] Landed
where we wanted it.
958
00:37:40,135 --> 00:37:42,368
I think let's just get
that other one in the net.
959
00:37:42,370 --> 00:37:44,304
[Shana] Yeah, it's getting late.
960
00:37:44,306 --> 00:37:46,139
[Clayton]
Days are getting shorter.
961
00:37:46,141 --> 00:37:47,540
Shadows are getting longer.
962
00:37:49,376 --> 00:37:50,610
Let's set up.
963
00:37:50,612 --> 00:37:52,078
Well.
964
00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:54,247
I'm sure it's not dry,
but I think it's fine to flip.
965
00:37:54,249 --> 00:37:56,082
Yeah, I think
it looks pretty good.
966
00:37:56,084 --> 00:37:58,184
- It's hard. It's just...
- Reasonably set up.
967
00:37:58,186 --> 00:38:00,353
Let's get our straps under it,
a couple of them
968
00:38:00,355 --> 00:38:02,455
and just do what we did
on the other one, I think.
969
00:38:06,460 --> 00:38:08,161
This is a bigger net.
970
00:38:08,163 --> 00:38:09,228
There we go.
971
00:38:10,864 --> 00:38:12,265
All right, I'll go get my pony.
972
00:38:12,267 --> 00:38:14,901
[Shana] I'm nervous
about this one.
973
00:38:14,903 --> 00:38:16,569
It's better at this point
if you just don't think
974
00:38:16,571 --> 00:38:18,271
- how much money it's worth.
- Oof.
975
00:38:18,273 --> 00:38:21,107
When you're hooked on to
something that's kind of valuable,
976
00:38:21,109 --> 00:38:23,209
you're always worried about,
you know, breaking it
977
00:38:23,211 --> 00:38:25,144
and, you know,
a little bit too far of a pull
978
00:38:25,146 --> 00:38:28,181
and I'll roll it into the canyon
and then what are we gonna do?
979
00:38:28,183 --> 00:38:30,616
It's just the risk you take
in this business.
980
00:38:30,618 --> 00:38:32,418
[Nate] Ready when you are,
Clayton.
981
00:38:32,420 --> 00:38:35,121
All right. On three.
One, two...
982
00:38:35,123 --> 00:38:36,989
three.
983
00:38:36,991 --> 00:38:39,258
Oh, it's gonna go! Oh, my God!
There it goes!
984
00:38:39,260 --> 00:38:41,627
- Oh, you did it.
- [Clayton] It go too far?
985
00:38:41,629 --> 00:38:42,895
[Shana] Even hit
the center of it.
986
00:38:42,897 --> 00:38:44,364
Whoa! Good job, guys!
987
00:38:44,366 --> 00:38:47,066
- [Nate] Yes. Nothing but net.
- [Clayton] Good deal.
988
00:38:47,068 --> 00:38:49,736
- [Shana] There's no bone left or anything.
- Good deal.
989
00:38:49,738 --> 00:38:51,838
I'm glad I didn't roll it
off the hill.
990
00:38:51,840 --> 00:38:54,741
[Clayton] Really happy
to help you out after...
991
00:38:54,743 --> 00:38:56,209
what you did for paleontology.
992
00:38:57,044 --> 00:38:58,177
This is my way
of paying you back.
993
00:38:58,179 --> 00:39:00,980
- Well, I sure appreciate your payback.
- Yup.
994
00:39:00,982 --> 00:39:02,782
Just feels good to come
over here and help Shana.
995
00:39:02,784 --> 00:39:04,951
She puts so much time
and effort into getting
996
00:39:04,953 --> 00:39:07,019
legislation passed to protect
everyone in paleontology.
997
00:39:07,021 --> 00:39:08,154
- Well...
- It looks good.
998
00:39:08,156 --> 00:39:09,989
I guess we're ready
for the helicopter.
999
00:39:09,991 --> 00:39:13,092
- [Shana] Yeah.
- [Clayton] That's gonna be a fun day. Yeah.
1000
00:39:19,133 --> 00:39:21,067
[Andre] We're just gonna work
on the tip here.
1001
00:39:21,069 --> 00:39:23,936
Not much longer to go. I
mean, we'll just work it down.
1002
00:39:23,938 --> 00:39:27,140
Yeah. It's coming along. I
think it'll be ready here soon.
1003
00:39:27,142 --> 00:39:28,775
[Andre] We got out
of northeastern New Mexico
1004
00:39:28,777 --> 00:39:30,076
just in time.
1005
00:39:30,078 --> 00:39:33,346
They had Robert tells me
up to two feet of snow.
1006
00:39:33,348 --> 00:39:38,084
It's been crazy, but... since we
brought this tusk back to the lab,
1007
00:39:38,086 --> 00:39:40,920
we've been really working hard
on exposing it,
1008
00:39:40,922 --> 00:39:42,355
prepping the matrix off,
all the dirt
1009
00:39:42,357 --> 00:39:43,689
that it's encased in.
1010
00:39:43,691 --> 00:39:46,259
Robert is excited
to see this one finished.
1011
00:39:46,261 --> 00:39:47,760
He's been blowing up
my phone asking me,
1012
00:39:47,762 --> 00:39:49,762
"Is it done yet?
Is it done yet?"
1013
00:39:49,764 --> 00:39:52,031
[Rex] I'm hoping we get a little
bit of excitement out of Robert.
1014
00:39:52,033 --> 00:39:54,066
[Andre] A "Yupi" would be good.
1015
00:39:54,068 --> 00:39:56,903
I'm really hoping it's some
kind of redemption for them.
1016
00:39:56,905 --> 00:39:59,071
A closing chapter in the story
1017
00:39:59,073 --> 00:40:00,840
of the Abercrombie mammoths.
1018
00:40:00,842 --> 00:40:02,642
I'm gonna cut the jacket
back a little bit,
1019
00:40:02,644 --> 00:40:04,744
I'm starting
to get blocked out here.
1020
00:40:04,746 --> 00:40:07,213
I need to cut this plaster
jacket back just enough
1021
00:40:07,215 --> 00:40:10,049
to expose some more matrix
that I can work down.
1022
00:40:10,051 --> 00:40:11,951
We've just been repeating
that process
1023
00:40:11,953 --> 00:40:13,386
all the way down
since this thing
1024
00:40:13,388 --> 00:40:15,221
was completely
incased in plaster.
1025
00:40:15,223 --> 00:40:16,222
[Rex] There we go.
1026
00:40:16,224 --> 00:40:18,291
[Andre] It's a really
delicate piece.
1027
00:40:18,293 --> 00:40:21,327
It's been pretty
by the book so far.
1028
00:40:21,329 --> 00:40:24,063
The tip is exposed.
1029
00:40:24,065 --> 00:40:25,865
It's pretty pretty.
1030
00:40:25,867 --> 00:40:27,934
This is what we're
always looking out for,
1031
00:40:27,936 --> 00:40:31,871
a very thin layer of the dry
ivory started to crumble.
1032
00:40:31,873 --> 00:40:34,207
So you have to get glue
on it right away
1033
00:40:34,209 --> 00:40:37,410
'cause it will continue
to exfoliate and expand.
1034
00:40:37,412 --> 00:40:38,878
Stop the bleeding.
1035
00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:39,879
[Rex] Nice.
1036
00:40:39,881 --> 00:40:42,615
[Andre] This is starting
to clean up super nice.
1037
00:40:42,617 --> 00:40:44,851
We've got it prepared
all the way down to the tip.
1038
00:40:44,853 --> 00:40:48,321
I think we are ready to
put that bedding jacket on it.
1039
00:40:48,323 --> 00:40:52,258
I'm pouring the resin
that we're gonna to be using
1040
00:40:52,260 --> 00:40:53,993
to make this bedding jacket.
1041
00:40:53,995 --> 00:40:57,296
That's gonna allow us
to flip it over and start
1042
00:40:57,298 --> 00:40:59,165
our final detail preparation
on the other side.
1043
00:40:59,167 --> 00:41:01,934
We are deciding
to use fiber glass
1044
00:41:01,936 --> 00:41:03,269
instead of a plaster jacket.
1045
00:41:03,271 --> 00:41:05,271
Very lightweight material,
boats and cars
1046
00:41:05,273 --> 00:41:07,173
are made out of it.
So it's very strong.
1047
00:41:07,175 --> 00:41:09,809
The fibers will interlock
in the resin
1048
00:41:09,811 --> 00:41:10,977
and create strength
1049
00:41:10,979 --> 00:41:13,179
throughout the bedding jacket.
1050
00:41:13,181 --> 00:41:16,015
It's the same principle
as the plaster and burlap.
1051
00:41:16,017 --> 00:41:16,983
Perfect.
1052
00:41:16,985 --> 00:41:18,618
Okay, you ready?
1053
00:41:18,620 --> 00:41:20,253
[Rex] Let's get
some drizzling going.
1054
00:41:20,255 --> 00:41:23,022
You guys follow me.
All right? There you go.
1055
00:41:23,024 --> 00:41:25,858
So we're pouring this resin
all over this cloth
1056
00:41:25,860 --> 00:41:29,028
to create a shell
to support this while we flip
1057
00:41:29,030 --> 00:41:33,099
the tusk over to begin final
preparation on the other side.
1058
00:41:33,101 --> 00:41:36,102
I'm finger painting.
I'm finger painting now.
1059
00:41:36,104 --> 00:41:38,871
This is definitely
not standard procedure
1060
00:41:38,873 --> 00:41:41,140
because this material
is expensive.
1061
00:41:41,142 --> 00:41:43,409
Plaster
is your economy material,
1062
00:41:43,411 --> 00:41:45,344
but it's extremely heavy.
1063
00:41:45,979 --> 00:41:47,914
And we're just done.
1064
00:41:47,916 --> 00:41:49,348
We're done with plaster
on this thing.
1065
00:41:49,350 --> 00:41:50,416
[Rex] I think it's good.
1066
00:41:50,418 --> 00:41:53,352
[Andre] Yeah, we'll plug a fan
in to circulate some air
1067
00:41:53,354 --> 00:41:54,620
and let this thing set up.
1068
00:41:54,622 --> 00:41:56,856
What's next for us
is to get here in the morning
1069
00:41:56,858 --> 00:41:57,890
and we'll flip the jacket over
1070
00:41:57,892 --> 00:42:00,026
do the final preparation
on the other side
1071
00:42:00,028 --> 00:42:02,895
and it'll be ready to reveal
this thing to the Abercrombies.
1072
00:42:02,897 --> 00:42:04,997
This is like Christmas night
as a parent,
1073
00:42:04,999 --> 00:42:07,099
when you're staying up late
and you're cutting
1074
00:42:07,101 --> 00:42:09,335
all the wrapping paper and
you're putting the bows on.
1075
00:42:09,337 --> 00:42:11,304
I mean, that's where we are
with his project,
1076
00:42:11,306 --> 00:42:13,239
and we can't wait
to give the Abercrombies
1077
00:42:13,241 --> 00:42:14,974
this present tomorrow.
1078
00:42:14,976 --> 00:42:17,109
Oh, no. Oh...
1079
00:42:17,111 --> 00:42:19,011
This is great.
1080
00:42:19,646 --> 00:42:22,014
Wait, you've got a hand free.
Can you help me?
1081
00:42:27,154 --> 00:42:30,289
[Mike] Started snowing and pretty
well ended the digging season.
1082
00:42:30,291 --> 00:42:32,992
We don't like it
but that's the way it goes.
1083
00:42:32,994 --> 00:42:35,861
And so now... I'm heading
to Brock's to see
1084
00:42:35,863 --> 00:42:38,130
what the Cowboy Rex
skull looks like.
1085
00:42:38,132 --> 00:42:39,565
We decided to take a gamble,
1086
00:42:39,567 --> 00:42:42,401
put some money into Cowboy Rex
1087
00:42:42,403 --> 00:42:45,137
to prep him out, to build a
head that people can look at.
1088
00:42:45,139 --> 00:42:46,906
And now we've got it done.
1089
00:42:46,908 --> 00:42:48,908
I'm going to meet
Cowboy face to face.
1090
00:42:48,910 --> 00:42:51,978
Truly face to face
for the first time.
1091
00:42:51,980 --> 00:42:54,413
[narrator] One of the most
complete T-rex skeletons
1092
00:42:54,415 --> 00:42:58,618
ever discovered,
in 2011 the Harris' excavated
1093
00:42:58,620 --> 00:43:03,189
a 153 out of a possible
300 bones found in a T-rex.
1094
00:43:04,558 --> 00:43:07,059
Welcome to Wyoming.
Mike Harris.
1095
00:43:07,061 --> 00:43:09,795
[narrator] Over the years,
multiple sales have fallen through
1096
00:43:09,797 --> 00:43:11,897
because the buyers
couldn't quite visualize
1097
00:43:11,899 --> 00:43:15,368
what Cowboy Rex would look
like out of the jackets.
1098
00:43:15,370 --> 00:43:18,638
If you think it's cool now, just
wait till it's spread, and it can walk.
1099
00:43:19,539 --> 00:43:20,606
Never gets old.
1100
00:43:21,642 --> 00:43:24,744
This is gonna be a gorgeous
piece, that skull cap.
1101
00:43:24,746 --> 00:43:27,513
[narrator] So, Mike decided
to take a different approach
1102
00:43:27,515 --> 00:43:29,682
and prep out the T-rex's skull.
1103
00:43:29,684 --> 00:43:31,784
[Mike] We've put a lot
of money into the prep job
1104
00:43:31,786 --> 00:43:34,954
on this skull, but this
Is really gonna increase
1105
00:43:34,956 --> 00:43:37,723
our odds of making
a good sale on the Cowboy.
1106
00:43:37,725 --> 00:43:40,826
I'm a gambling man
and I'm absolutely feeling
1107
00:43:40,828 --> 00:43:44,030
100% certain that this
has been a great gamble.
1108
00:43:44,032 --> 00:43:45,998
It's been a long road,
it's been nearly ten years
1109
00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:48,134
since we started
this journey with Cowboy Rex
1110
00:43:48,136 --> 00:43:50,936
and I... I just...
I just cannot wait.
1111
00:43:50,938 --> 00:43:54,240
This is just gonna be one of the
most incredible moments of my life.
1112
00:43:55,175 --> 00:43:58,077
[narrator] In Utah,
Brock Sisson and his team
1113
00:43:58,079 --> 00:44:00,079
have been working
for five months,
1114
00:44:00,081 --> 00:44:01,247
prepping each skull piece
1115
00:44:01,249 --> 00:44:03,315
and assembling
Cowboy Rex's head.
1116
00:44:05,185 --> 00:44:08,688
The T-rex jaw alone
was almost four feet long,
1117
00:44:08,690 --> 00:44:11,290
and contained around
60 razor sharp teeth
1118
00:44:11,292 --> 00:44:14,193
that can be as long
as nine inches each.
1119
00:44:14,995 --> 00:44:16,796
- Hey.
- Oh, hey, Mike.
1120
00:44:16,798 --> 00:44:18,898
- [Mike] Anybody home?
- Come on in. How you doing?
1121
00:44:18,900 --> 00:44:21,634
Good. Looks like you got the
wheels of industry in motion.
1122
00:44:21,636 --> 00:44:23,202
Yeah, we got all
the crew here working.
1123
00:44:23,204 --> 00:44:25,571
- I'm excited, man. Yeah?
- I hope you're happy with it.
1124
00:44:25,573 --> 00:44:27,106
We've put a lot of work into it.
1125
00:44:27,108 --> 00:44:29,341
- [Mike] I wanna see Cowboy.
- Let's go check him out, then.
1126
00:44:29,343 --> 00:44:30,409
All right.
1127
00:44:30,411 --> 00:44:31,610
[Mike] It's gonna be show time.
1128
00:44:31,612 --> 00:44:32,645
Big show time.
1129
00:44:32,647 --> 00:44:34,180
- Oh...
- Oh, hang on.
1130
00:44:34,182 --> 00:44:37,116
You know what? Why don't
you guys come check this out?
1131
00:44:37,118 --> 00:44:39,785
Mike, these are the guys that
did the work. I just run this show.
1132
00:44:39,787 --> 00:44:42,188
I just can't believe that this
moment is happening, guys.
1133
00:44:42,190 --> 00:44:44,056
- This is great.
- You ready?
1134
00:44:44,058 --> 00:44:45,925
- Oh, let's go!
- [Brock] You sure?
1135
00:44:45,927 --> 00:44:46,959
Let's go! Let's go!
1136
00:44:46,961 --> 00:44:48,027
Here we go.
1137
00:44:49,162 --> 00:44:51,297
Oh, my gosh!
1138
00:44:57,938 --> 00:45:00,606
I just can't believe that this
moment is happening, guys.
1139
00:45:00,608 --> 00:45:02,007
- This is great.
- You ready?
1140
00:45:02,009 --> 00:45:03,909
- Oh. Let's go!
- You sure?
1141
00:45:03,911 --> 00:45:05,644
- Let's go! Let's go!
- Here we go.
1142
00:45:09,282 --> 00:45:11,217
Oh, my gosh.
1143
00:45:11,885 --> 00:45:14,353
Oh, my gosh, Brock.
1144
00:45:14,355 --> 00:45:17,022
This is the most incredible
thing I've ever seen.
1145
00:45:18,258 --> 00:45:19,992
Wow.
1146
00:45:19,994 --> 00:45:21,527
Cowboy Rex is huge!
1147
00:45:23,196 --> 00:45:24,897
Oof.
1148
00:45:24,899 --> 00:45:26,632
This skull just blew me away,
1149
00:45:26,634 --> 00:45:29,001
way more than I would've
ever expected.
1150
00:45:29,003 --> 00:45:31,904
Wow. I tell you what, man.
My heart's racing.
1151
00:45:31,906 --> 00:45:34,140
I've seen him laying flat
in 100 pieces
1152
00:45:34,142 --> 00:45:37,109
and... oh, my gosh.
What a difference.
1153
00:45:37,111 --> 00:45:38,043
You guys are good.
1154
00:45:38,045 --> 00:45:38,911
[Brock chuckling]
1155
00:45:38,913 --> 00:45:40,045
You guys are good.
1156
00:45:40,080 --> 00:45:43,616
This skull is fabulous.
It is absolutely fabulous.
1157
00:45:43,618 --> 00:45:46,051
Brock and his crew
have done just an amazing,
1158
00:45:46,053 --> 00:45:47,820
an amazing job on this.
1159
00:45:47,822 --> 00:45:50,990
I was imagining something
about 2/3 of that size.
1160
00:45:50,992 --> 00:45:53,626
Yeah, it's pretty big skull.
About 50 inches.
1161
00:45:53,628 --> 00:45:56,028
That is gonna be a whale
of a skeleton, isn't it?
1162
00:45:56,030 --> 00:45:57,897
Boy, look at the teeth.
1163
00:45:57,899 --> 00:45:58,864
[Brock] Yeah, look at
the size of them teeth.
1164
00:45:58,866 --> 00:46:00,432
[Mike]
Are these all real teeth?
1165
00:46:00,434 --> 00:46:03,102
[Brock] There's a few replicas in
there. But most of them are real.
1166
00:46:03,104 --> 00:46:04,537
I don't know if I wanna sell it.
1167
00:46:05,272 --> 00:46:07,273
I might want to keep it
in my living room.
1168
00:46:07,275 --> 00:46:09,208
I have to build a bigger house.
1169
00:46:09,210 --> 00:46:11,277
[roaring]
1170
00:46:11,945 --> 00:46:14,146
Thank you.
Thank you all so much.
1171
00:46:14,148 --> 00:46:15,648
To see this happening is just...
1172
00:46:17,150 --> 00:46:19,151
It's just incredible, Brock.
1173
00:46:20,187 --> 00:46:23,255
- Good job, man. Good job.
- [Brock] I'm glad you're happy.
1174
00:46:25,659 --> 00:46:28,227
Just... You know,
cowboys don't cry,
1175
00:46:28,229 --> 00:46:32,298
but come pretty close.
Wow, it's a... something else.
1176
00:46:32,300 --> 00:46:33,799
It's been a lot time
in the making.
1177
00:46:33,801 --> 00:46:35,734
He's been laying around
for nine years
1178
00:46:35,736 --> 00:46:38,871
to get to where this skull
is at on the Cowboy.
1179
00:46:38,873 --> 00:46:41,841
This is kind of like an
ending to all of the good times,
1180
00:46:41,843 --> 00:46:44,143
the happy times we've had.
1181
00:46:44,145 --> 00:46:46,879
The exciting times when
somebody would let out a yell,
1182
00:46:46,881 --> 00:46:47,880
"Look at this tooth!"
1183
00:46:47,882 --> 00:46:49,615
I've been very blessed
to be part of this.
1184
00:46:49,617 --> 00:46:51,884
This is something
that happens to just
1185
00:46:51,886 --> 00:46:55,120
a few people on earth, and
it's been the trip of a lifetime.
1186
00:46:55,122 --> 00:46:57,223
Good job, brother. Good job.
1187
00:46:57,225 --> 00:46:59,358
Thanks for giving us
the opportunity, Mike.
1188
00:46:59,360 --> 00:47:02,027
Good job. Well,
I guess the next thing is
1189
00:47:02,029 --> 00:47:03,829
see if we can find a buyer,
1190
00:47:03,831 --> 00:47:06,198
but, boy, we have a product
to show them now.
1191
00:47:06,200 --> 00:47:09,101
With the skull prepared, we
really have a much better visual
1192
00:47:09,103 --> 00:47:10,736
of what this animal is.
1193
00:47:10,738 --> 00:47:13,172
Most people can't just look
into a field jacket and see,
1194
00:47:13,174 --> 00:47:15,174
"Oh, yeah, that's gonna
be a nice dinosaur."
1195
00:47:15,176 --> 00:47:17,109
But now you know
what you're getting.
1196
00:47:17,111 --> 00:47:20,212
It's gonna be a whole lot
easier for somebody to buy it.
1197
00:47:20,214 --> 00:47:21,947
What's a cowboy
without his hat, mate?
1198
00:47:21,949 --> 00:47:23,148
[laughing]
1199
00:47:23,150 --> 00:47:24,450
There you go.
1200
00:47:25,252 --> 00:47:27,620
Hey, Cowboy Rex!
1201
00:47:27,622 --> 00:47:29,188
Yeehaw!
1202
00:47:30,223 --> 00:47:32,124
Man, let's get this thing sold.
1203
00:47:38,932 --> 00:47:41,767
Hey, Billie! Good to see you!
1204
00:47:41,769 --> 00:47:44,003
Today's a big day.
Robert and Billie are here.
1205
00:47:44,005 --> 00:47:45,137
- How are you doing, man?
- Good.
1206
00:47:45,139 --> 00:47:46,772
Good to see you.
1207
00:47:46,774 --> 00:47:48,874
I'm really looking forward to
show them this amazing tusk.
1208
00:47:48,876 --> 00:47:50,276
- You guys ready to see it?
- Yes.
1209
00:47:50,278 --> 00:47:52,311
-We are so excited. Can't wait.
-Come on.
1210
00:47:52,313 --> 00:47:53,946
We are really excited.
1211
00:47:53,948 --> 00:47:55,881
I really want this
to be perfect for them.
1212
00:47:55,883 --> 00:47:58,350
Hopefully,
really blow their socks off.
1213
00:47:58,352 --> 00:48:02,054
We've been waiting
for 90 years to see it, so...
1214
00:48:02,056 --> 00:48:03,489
- You ready?
- I'm ready.
1215
00:48:03,491 --> 00:48:05,457
- You ready to see it?
- [Billie] Ready.
1216
00:48:07,227 --> 00:48:08,093
[gasps]
1217
00:48:08,095 --> 00:48:10,262
- Oh my gosh.
- Wow.
1218
00:48:10,264 --> 00:48:13,065
[Billie] They are beautiful.
1219
00:48:13,067 --> 00:48:14,934
Can't believe how pretty
they tuned out.
1220
00:48:14,936 --> 00:48:17,369
[Andre] I was hoping that was
the reaction you'd have.
1221
00:48:17,371 --> 00:48:20,472
They're just gorgeous.
Not too shabby.
1222
00:48:21,841 --> 00:48:24,209
I never expected them
to look this good.
1223
00:48:24,211 --> 00:48:26,011
[Robert] Dream come true
right here.
1224
00:48:26,013 --> 00:48:27,713
What was this big one
weigh, I wonder?
1225
00:48:27,715 --> 00:48:29,949
[Andre] I would say 100 or less.
1226
00:48:29,951 --> 00:48:32,251
- [Billie] Can we touch it?
- Yes, please.
1227
00:48:32,253 --> 00:48:33,953
- Look out!
- Ah!
1228
00:48:33,955 --> 00:48:38,057
[laughing]
1229
00:48:38,059 --> 00:48:40,159
That's just amazing. Wow.
1230
00:48:40,161 --> 00:48:42,628
- Don't drop it okay?
- Isn't it beautiful?
1231
00:48:42,630 --> 00:48:44,563
[Billie] They're just gorgeous.
1232
00:48:44,565 --> 00:48:47,099
[Andre] This has
absolutely been worth it.
1233
00:48:47,101 --> 00:48:49,068
All the hard work, all the
miles, all the long hours.
1234
00:48:49,070 --> 00:48:50,469
Wow.
1235
00:48:50,471 --> 00:48:53,005
It's not just an object,
it's not just a fossil.
1236
00:48:53,007 --> 00:48:54,440
It's the legacy.
1237
00:48:54,442 --> 00:48:56,308
Your grandpa would be proud.
1238
00:48:58,178 --> 00:48:59,478
He would be so happy.
1239
00:49:00,613 --> 00:49:04,183
I guess he's looking down
at us and just smiling.
1240
00:49:05,151 --> 00:49:07,953
[Robert] We've been waiting
for 90 something years.
1241
00:49:07,955 --> 00:49:10,222
Somebody finally did it.
1242
00:49:10,224 --> 00:49:13,325
90 years ago, my grandpa
ran across these tusks.
1243
00:49:13,327 --> 00:49:17,096
He would be so excited to see
that they got out of the ground
1244
00:49:17,098 --> 00:49:19,298
and are in our possession now.
1245
00:49:19,300 --> 00:49:21,734
[Andre] The history is amazing,
1246
00:49:21,736 --> 00:49:24,803
so this has been
a special project for us.
1247
00:49:24,805 --> 00:49:27,006
We're closing a chapter
in the story,
1248
00:49:27,008 --> 00:49:28,607
and Robert finally
gets to see the results
1249
00:49:28,609 --> 00:49:30,042
of this 90 year project.
1250
00:49:30,044 --> 00:49:33,645
His grandfather started it and
he gets to be the Abercrombie
1251
00:49:33,647 --> 00:49:35,781
that finishes it, and that's
gotta be a great feeling.
1252
00:49:35,783 --> 00:49:38,283
Hopefully, redemption
for the Abercrombies.
1253
00:49:38,285 --> 00:49:40,085
Few families
have a story like this
1254
00:49:40,087 --> 00:49:42,321
and it's really a privilege
to be a part of it.
1255
00:49:42,323 --> 00:49:44,957
We just can't wait to get
you guys back out there
1256
00:49:44,959 --> 00:49:45,991
digging on them other ones.
1257
00:49:45,993 --> 00:49:47,593
We can't wait to get back.
1258
00:49:47,595 --> 00:49:50,229
This is just the first step
on a long journey.
1259
00:49:50,231 --> 00:49:51,930
There's a lot of bones
left in the ground
1260
00:49:51,932 --> 00:49:53,332
on the Abercrombie ranch.
1261
00:49:53,334 --> 00:49:55,167
So we've got a lot
of work ahead of us.
1262
00:49:55,169 --> 00:49:57,036
- Thank you.
- Thank you, Robert.
1263
00:49:57,038 --> 00:49:58,937
Thank you so much for coming.
1264
00:49:58,939 --> 00:50:00,239
Really appreciate it.
1265
00:50:00,241 --> 00:50:03,275
This next season, we're gonna
be back out there excavating.
1266
00:50:03,277 --> 00:50:04,943
We left the big scapula
on the ground,
1267
00:50:04,945 --> 00:50:06,645
so we've got
a lot of work to do.
1268
00:50:17,957 --> 00:50:19,658
[Jake] I've been anxious
to prep this jaw
1269
00:50:20,894 --> 00:50:22,161
ever since I found it
1270
00:50:23,263 --> 00:50:25,097
because this is
the coolest piece.
1271
00:50:25,799 --> 00:50:27,599
[Mike] This is a show
piece deluxe.
1272
00:50:28,568 --> 00:50:31,603
[Jake] But I hate
to stop digging.
1273
00:50:31,605 --> 00:50:34,940
As the season comes to a close
here, we got shut out by snow.
1274
00:50:34,942 --> 00:50:35,874
You can't control winter.
1275
00:50:35,876 --> 00:50:37,709
You can't control
when winter hits, so...
1276
00:50:37,711 --> 00:50:40,012
now we moved all the jackets
of the ceratopsian
1277
00:50:40,014 --> 00:50:42,815
back to the lab and we're
gonna start prepping them.
1278
00:50:42,817 --> 00:50:47,853
This jaw is looking way better
than I thought it was gonna.
1279
00:50:47,855 --> 00:50:50,622
We've put a lot of work
in this season.
1280
00:50:50,624 --> 00:50:52,891
Bringing in my ten-man crew.
1281
00:50:52,893 --> 00:50:55,394
Dead one doubled down,
we doubled down.
1282
00:50:55,396 --> 00:50:57,162
We had to hire some extra help.
1283
00:50:57,164 --> 00:50:58,263
You know what it is?
1284
00:50:58,265 --> 00:50:59,398
Happened to get lucky.
1285
00:50:59,400 --> 00:51:01,133
That is a jaw!
1286
00:51:01,135 --> 00:51:02,901
Whoo!
1287
00:51:02,903 --> 00:51:05,070
[narrator] This winter,
the guys hoped to determine
1288
00:51:05,072 --> 00:51:08,307
whether they've uncovered
a tric or a toro.
1289
00:51:08,309 --> 00:51:11,076
[Jake] Everything about
this animal was proportionate
1290
00:51:11,078 --> 00:51:13,378
until we found the femur.
1291
00:51:13,380 --> 00:51:15,247
The length of this femur
doesn't make sense.
1292
00:51:15,249 --> 00:51:16,815
No. Why is it so short?
1293
00:51:16,817 --> 00:51:19,618
[Jake] The femur didn't match
the animal.
1294
00:51:19,620 --> 00:51:21,887
So it's not black and white,
it's still up in the air.
1295
00:51:21,889 --> 00:51:24,590
But the bone quality's there
and the bone count is there
1296
00:51:24,592 --> 00:51:25,791
and there's still a possibility
1297
00:51:25,793 --> 00:51:27,226
that is a torosaurus.
1298
00:51:27,293 --> 00:51:29,995
[Aaron] Right now we're still
on the evidence collecting phase
1299
00:51:29,997 --> 00:51:32,297
to get the answers
that we're looking for
1300
00:51:32,299 --> 00:51:36,235
we're gonna have to start cleaning
all the jackets out in the prep process.
1301
00:51:36,237 --> 00:51:37,803
And once that's done,
1302
00:51:37,805 --> 00:51:41,273
then you can make a judgement
on what exactly this is.
1303
00:51:41,975 --> 00:51:45,043
Torosaurus,
triceratops, whatever.
1304
00:51:45,912 --> 00:51:48,380
[Jake] These teeth
are looking amazing.
1305
00:51:48,382 --> 00:51:50,749
We absolutely needed
this ceratopsian
1306
00:51:50,751 --> 00:51:52,050
for potential funding.
1307
00:51:52,052 --> 00:51:54,186
We threw a lot of money
at Cowboy Rex
1308
00:51:54,188 --> 00:51:57,156
to get him prepped
to show his true value.
1309
00:51:57,158 --> 00:51:59,224
I think it'll pay off
in the end.
1310
00:51:59,226 --> 00:52:01,460
[narrator] Now back from Utah.
1311
00:52:01,462 --> 00:52:02,961
Mike just received an update
1312
00:52:02,963 --> 00:52:03,996
from their dinosaur broker
1313
00:52:03,998 --> 00:52:06,031
that could change everything.
1314
00:52:06,033 --> 00:52:10,435
Just got a call from Brock. He's
excited. He has pretty exciting news.
1315
00:52:13,840 --> 00:52:15,674
Hey, guys. We've got some
good news from Brock.
1316
00:52:15,676 --> 00:52:17,943
Tell them what you just told me.
1317
00:52:17,945 --> 00:52:19,845
[Brock] So I just got off
the phone with my client.
1318
00:52:19,847 --> 00:52:22,047
I had him over here
and he checked the rex out.
1319
00:52:22,049 --> 00:52:25,017
He really liked it
and said he's interested.
1320
00:52:25,019 --> 00:52:26,285
So I think
we might have it sold.
1321
00:52:26,287 --> 00:52:27,019
[laughing]
1322
00:52:27,021 --> 00:52:28,520
Whoo!
1323
00:52:29,856 --> 00:52:32,090
[Jake] Brock has a potential
buyer for Cowboy Rex.
1324
00:52:32,092 --> 00:52:34,259
Excellent news. Awesome news.
1325
00:52:34,261 --> 00:52:36,795
It's something that we've been
waiting to hear for literally years.
1326
00:52:36,797 --> 00:52:37,896
This is the real deal.
1327
00:52:38,164 --> 00:52:39,998
[Brock] We still got
to get a contract in place
1328
00:52:40,000 --> 00:52:41,433
and money
side of stuff figured out,
1329
00:52:41,435 --> 00:52:43,001
but I really think
this is gonna happen.
1330
00:52:43,003 --> 00:52:44,836
He's gonna buy the rex.
1331
00:52:44,838 --> 00:52:46,705
Sounds like he's ready to
start working on a contract.
1332
00:52:46,707 --> 00:52:49,041
This is the closest
that we have been yet.
1333
00:52:49,043 --> 00:52:51,810
You don't have the money
until it's in the bank.
1334
00:52:51,812 --> 00:52:54,346
But it sure looks like we're
going the right direction.
1335
00:52:54,348 --> 00:52:55,981
Well, we've been
through it before,
1336
00:52:55,983 --> 00:52:57,482
but this is the moment.
1337
00:52:57,484 --> 00:52:59,518
[Brock] This time, they've actually
seen what they're gonna get.
1338
00:52:59,520 --> 00:53:02,988
So it looks like maybe our
investment started to work.
1339
00:53:02,990 --> 00:53:05,791
[Brock] I think it was a good idea to get
that skull done. It made all the difference.
1340
00:53:05,793 --> 00:53:07,092
[Mike] Yup. Yup. Yup.
1341
00:53:07,094 --> 00:53:09,194
You know, we took more
of a gamble than we ever have.
1342
00:53:09,196 --> 00:53:11,196
Now people can see
this is Cowboy Rex.
1343
00:53:11,198 --> 00:53:12,331
This is the real deal.
1344
00:53:12,832 --> 00:53:15,300
When you double down
that far, you need results.
1345
00:53:15,302 --> 00:53:18,237
I am beyond ecstatic for dad
1346
00:53:18,239 --> 00:53:20,906
because I know how hard
he's worked his whole life.
1347
00:53:20,908 --> 00:53:22,007
A lot of ups and downs.
1348
00:53:22,009 --> 00:53:23,875
It's not gonna cure everything,
1349
00:53:23,877 --> 00:53:26,011
but it's gonna make life
a whole lot easier.
1350
00:53:26,013 --> 00:53:27,479
So the next step...
1351
00:53:27,481 --> 00:53:29,648
[Brock] So I've gotta get
contracts in place,
1352
00:53:29,650 --> 00:53:30,949
get things signed.
1353
00:53:30,951 --> 00:53:33,685
That's your problem. I've
got enough problems out here.
1354
00:53:33,687 --> 00:53:35,754
- Whoo! Good work, Brock!
- Good work, Brock.
1355
00:53:35,756 --> 00:53:39,224
You have a great day
and we'll be talking soon.
1356
00:53:39,226 --> 00:53:41,059
- [Brock] Yeah, talk to you soon.
- All right. Bye.
1357
00:53:41,061 --> 00:53:43,962
Whoo! Man!
1358
00:53:43,964 --> 00:53:46,732
All right. I think I can quit
holding my breath now.
1359
00:53:46,734 --> 00:53:48,066
A little bit of relief.
1360
00:53:48,068 --> 00:53:49,601
- Yeah, a little bit of relief.
- A lot of relief.
1361
00:53:49,603 --> 00:53:50,736
The money's nice.
1362
00:53:50,738 --> 00:53:52,237
Uh, you know,
when you have bills
1363
00:53:52,239 --> 00:53:55,040
that have to be paid,
but this entire journey
1364
00:53:55,042 --> 00:53:57,776
has really not been about
the money but yet it is.
1365
00:53:57,778 --> 00:53:59,211
There's no way
of getting around that,
1366
00:53:59,213 --> 00:54:02,814
but for the most part, it has
just been about the experience.
1367
00:54:02,816 --> 00:54:06,151
It's something that we'll take
with us for all of our lives.
1368
00:54:06,153 --> 00:54:08,420
- I feel pretty good about this one.
- [Mike] Yeah, I do.
1369
00:54:08,422 --> 00:54:10,122
Just cause
they can see 3D stuff.
1370
00:54:10,124 --> 00:54:12,891
We gambled and it's sounds
like what we've done is right.
1371
00:54:12,893 --> 00:54:14,760
A long time coming.
1372
00:54:14,762 --> 00:54:16,728
[Aaron] I'm extremely happy
for Mike.
1373
00:54:16,730 --> 00:54:18,830
You know, I look
at what Mike has done
1374
00:54:18,832 --> 00:54:20,932
and how far he's come
in his life.
1375
00:54:20,934 --> 00:54:22,868
You know,
here's a guy that started out
1376
00:54:22,870 --> 00:54:24,970
humble beginnings
and now he's out here,
1377
00:54:24,972 --> 00:54:27,673
he's got his ranch,
he's got a T-rex sold.
1378
00:54:27,675 --> 00:54:29,808
You know, a lot of hard work
went into that.
1379
00:54:29,810 --> 00:54:32,244
That's not just something
that happens overnight.
1380
00:54:32,246 --> 00:54:34,946
He deserved this
enormously big break.
1381
00:54:34,948 --> 00:54:37,049
This was an awesome year
1382
00:54:37,051 --> 00:54:40,419
and I'm actually stoked
for next year.
1383
00:54:40,421 --> 00:54:44,156
I can't wait to get out there
and look for new sites.
1384
00:54:44,158 --> 00:54:45,991
It's gonna be awesome.
1385
00:54:45,993 --> 00:54:48,260
[Jake] You know, we set our
goals awful high this year.
1386
00:54:48,262 --> 00:54:50,195
Took more of a gamble
than we ever have,
1387
00:54:50,197 --> 00:54:53,131
we set out to sell Cowboy Rex,
we got that done.
1388
00:54:53,133 --> 00:54:55,734
We set out to find a whole
specimen, we got that done.
1389
00:54:55,736 --> 00:54:58,737
Gamble paid off,
to get to do that every day
1390
00:54:58,739 --> 00:55:01,306
and to get to dig beside
my best friends and my dad,
1391
00:55:02,041 --> 00:55:03,909
I mean,
I had a hell of a season.
1392
00:55:03,911 --> 00:55:06,244
Life doesn't get much better.
1393
00:55:06,246 --> 00:55:08,947
You know what that means,
we have to go find another one.
1394
00:55:08,949 --> 00:55:10,282
Whoo!
1395
00:55:10,284 --> 00:55:12,317
[growling]
1396
00:55:16,756 --> 00:55:18,590
[Clayton] We're going
on an adventure.
1397
00:55:18,592 --> 00:55:20,926
I'm excited about the chopper
coming to lift them up.
1398
00:55:20,928 --> 00:55:23,962
Well, I can't believe that it's
gonna happen. It's gonna be intense.
1399
00:55:23,964 --> 00:55:26,365
[narrator] The guys are
headed out to help Shana.
1400
00:55:26,367 --> 00:55:28,800
Clayton's close friend
and fellow dino hunter
1401
00:55:28,802 --> 00:55:32,604
pulled two tric skulls out
to the lab from a remote area.
1402
00:55:32,606 --> 00:55:34,840
This'll be the first time
I've ever hooked a dinosaur
1403
00:55:34,842 --> 00:55:37,008
up to a helicopter and been
the leader on that expedition.
1404
00:55:37,010 --> 00:55:39,144
So I'm looking forward to it
and excited about it
1405
00:55:39,146 --> 00:55:40,979
and maybe a little bit
apprehensive.
1406
00:55:40,981 --> 00:55:43,014
Hello.
1407
00:55:43,016 --> 00:55:45,784
- Well, today's the big day.
- [Shana] Yeah.
1408
00:55:45,786 --> 00:55:47,853
- The triceratops skulls fly.
- Yeah.
1409
00:55:47,855 --> 00:55:49,988
I think that chopper's
gonna stage up down here
1410
00:55:49,990 --> 00:55:52,224
and get unloaded and Nate and
I will get up there and get ready.
1411
00:55:52,226 --> 00:55:55,026
- Let us know when he's coming.
- Yeah, you won't be able to see him from down that
1412
00:55:55,028 --> 00:55:56,194
that bottom of that canyon
I don't think so.
1413
00:55:56,196 --> 00:55:58,363
No. Not till it comes
over the ridge.
1414
00:56:02,201 --> 00:56:04,236
[Shana] I'll be really excited
to see these skulls
1415
00:56:04,238 --> 00:56:06,071
get down to here to flat ground.
1416
00:56:06,073 --> 00:56:07,806
We'll bring them down
to the ranch
1417
00:56:07,808 --> 00:56:10,075
and hopefully,
we'll find a buyer for them.
1418
00:56:10,077 --> 00:56:12,511
[Clayton] We're go on this
end, ready when you guys are.
1419
00:56:13,079 --> 00:56:15,313
[Shana] Roger.
1420
00:56:15,315 --> 00:56:17,816
Well, it should be here
shortly, I would think.
1421
00:56:17,818 --> 00:56:19,885
Shana, is it on its way?
1422
00:56:19,887 --> 00:56:21,186
[Shana] Yeah, it just left.
1423
00:56:21,188 --> 00:56:23,188
It's on its way. Good luck.
1424
00:56:23,190 --> 00:56:24,990
Thanks, we might need it.
1425
00:56:24,992 --> 00:56:27,225
Let's do this.
Yeah, here it comes.
1426
00:56:29,128 --> 00:56:30,529
Get the net.
1427
00:56:38,604 --> 00:56:41,606
That little hook
got a little weight to it.
1428
00:56:41,608 --> 00:56:43,208
You better have
a good chopper pilot,
1429
00:56:43,210 --> 00:56:45,177
or it'll decapitate you
or knock you off this ridge.
1430
00:56:45,179 --> 00:56:47,045
Here it comes, here it comes.
1431
00:56:53,152 --> 00:56:55,120
No, no, no. Over this thing.
Over this thing.
1432
00:56:55,122 --> 00:56:56,321
No! Over this!
1433
00:56:57,023 --> 00:56:58,457
Ah, [bleep].
1434
00:57:00,193 --> 00:57:01,393
[Jake] Okay, lesson in teeth.
1435
00:57:01,427 --> 00:57:04,296
These triceratops teeth right
here, one might think a tooth
1436
00:57:04,298 --> 00:57:07,632
is a tooth is a tooth, but
there's subtle differences.
1437
00:57:07,634 --> 00:57:09,234
I can tell from this big ridge
1438
00:57:09,236 --> 00:57:11,336
that this is from the lower jaw.
1439
00:57:11,338 --> 00:57:13,038
This would be a bottom left.
1440
00:57:13,040 --> 00:57:14,906
This tooth has a smaller ridge,
1441
00:57:14,908 --> 00:57:17,375
so this would be an upper left.
1442
00:57:17,377 --> 00:57:20,912
Triceratops, he would pick
and pluck ferns and the cycads,
1443
00:57:20,914 --> 00:57:22,848
and as he was chewing them up,
1444
00:57:22,850 --> 00:57:25,183
his teeth were constantly
in a shearing action.
1445
00:57:25,185 --> 00:57:27,085
Every bite
that this animal took...
1446
00:57:27,087 --> 00:57:30,155
nom, nom, chomp, chomp, chomp.
1447
00:57:30,157 --> 00:57:32,390
It was just wears on them,
and wears on them
1448
00:57:32,392 --> 00:57:34,826
and pretty soon, he'd
bust a tooth off. That's okay.
1449
00:57:34,828 --> 00:57:36,995
They have hundreds
of teeth in their mouth.
1450
00:57:36,997 --> 00:57:39,197
They had three to five rows,
just like a shark.
1451
00:57:39,199 --> 00:57:41,833
Break one tooth off,
the next one's ready to go.
1452
00:57:41,835 --> 00:57:43,034
You had thousands of triceratops
1453
00:57:43,036 --> 00:57:44,336
just roaming the land.
1454
00:57:44,338 --> 00:57:46,638
They were each losing
thousands and thousands of teeth
1455
00:57:46,640 --> 00:57:47,906
during their life time,
1456
00:57:47,908 --> 00:57:50,742
so our ranch is just littered
with spitter teeth.
1457
00:57:50,744 --> 00:57:54,980
So to find a triceratops jaw
with the teeth still in it,
1458
00:57:54,982 --> 00:57:56,581
I mean,
that's something special.
1459
00:58:00,086 --> 00:58:02,020
[Clayton] Here it comes.
Here it comes.
1460
00:58:08,127 --> 00:58:09,995
No, no. Over this thing.
Over this thing!
1461
00:58:09,997 --> 00:58:11,229
No, over this.
1462
00:58:11,597 --> 00:58:13,231
Ah, [bleep].
1463
00:58:13,233 --> 00:58:16,167
When you're under one of them choppers,
it feels like you're in a hurricane.
1464
00:58:16,169 --> 00:58:19,004
Dust is flying, and
things are spinning around.
1465
00:58:20,806 --> 00:58:22,707
Here we go. There you go.
1466
00:58:22,709 --> 00:58:24,376
It's extremely nerve wracking,
1467
00:58:24,378 --> 00:58:26,378
but you just cowboy up
and get it done.
1468
00:58:31,651 --> 00:58:33,985
Good job. Well done.
1469
00:58:39,125 --> 00:58:41,560
Let's get up the hill. He'll
be back before we get there.
1470
00:58:42,795 --> 00:58:46,598
[grunting]
1471
00:58:48,034 --> 00:58:50,835
He picked that up
and got some speed on him.
1472
00:58:50,837 --> 00:58:52,404
- It's swinging.
- [Shana] Yes, he did.
1473
00:58:57,877 --> 00:58:59,344
[man] Oh, be gentle, bud.
1474
00:59:00,179 --> 00:59:01,413
[Shana] She's gonna land, yes.
1475
00:59:08,120 --> 00:59:10,088
Yeah, whoo!
1476
00:59:11,123 --> 00:59:13,325
Smooth operator
on that chopper for sure.
1477
00:59:13,327 --> 00:59:15,226
Well done on his end.
1478
00:59:15,228 --> 00:59:17,862
Yeah, that was quick
and excellent.
1479
00:59:17,864 --> 00:59:20,298
That's a huge relief
to have it down here safely.
1480
00:59:20,300 --> 00:59:22,167
This was the one
that was really tough,
1481
00:59:22,169 --> 00:59:23,902
it was in a terrible spot.
1482
00:59:23,904 --> 00:59:25,804
It is amazing to have it
set down here
1483
00:59:25,806 --> 00:59:28,039
where we can reach it
with equipment.
1484
00:59:28,041 --> 00:59:30,075
Here it goes for the second one.
1485
00:59:30,876 --> 00:59:33,044
He's coming back. Round two!
1486
00:59:34,947 --> 00:59:36,147
- Ready, Nate?
- Yeah.
1487
00:59:53,933 --> 00:59:55,166
[Clayton] Yup, perfect.
1488
00:59:57,203 --> 00:59:59,137
[Nate] That guy is good.
1489
00:59:59,139 --> 01:00:00,538
[Clayton] That was so smooth.
1490
01:00:01,807 --> 01:00:03,541
- Well done!
- [Nate] Oh, my God.
1491
01:00:06,712 --> 01:00:08,813
[Clayton] Flying dinosaurs.
1492
01:00:08,815 --> 01:00:11,983
- Our jacket's held up so far.
- [Shana] This is awesome.
1493
01:00:11,985 --> 01:00:15,253
[man] Culmination of months
of labor made simplified.
1494
01:00:15,255 --> 01:00:16,921
[Shana] Yes.
1495
01:00:16,923 --> 01:00:18,189
Here she comes.
1496
01:00:27,066 --> 01:00:28,033
See how he did.
1497
01:00:28,234 --> 01:00:30,268
The second one
was set down a little harder.
1498
01:00:30,270 --> 01:00:31,603
A little bit harder.
1499
01:00:31,605 --> 01:00:33,838
Looks like it held up.
1500
01:00:33,840 --> 01:00:35,106
[Shana] Yes, it did.
1501
01:00:36,275 --> 01:00:38,143
[Clayton] They made it
down good.
1502
01:00:38,145 --> 01:00:40,178
See them sitting
on the ground down here.
1503
01:00:40,180 --> 01:00:41,846
[Shana] Yeah. Looking good,
aren't they?
1504
01:00:41,848 --> 01:00:43,114
[Nate] Yeah.
1505
01:00:43,116 --> 01:00:45,350
Look a lot better than
they did up in that canyon
1506
01:00:45,352 --> 01:00:46,818
and on top
of that ridge way up there.
1507
01:00:46,820 --> 01:00:49,287
What do you think about
getting them loaded here?
1508
01:00:49,289 --> 01:00:50,889
I think we just run
a chain under our straps
1509
01:00:50,891 --> 01:00:53,525
and pick that thing straight
up and Shana backs under it.
1510
01:00:53,527 --> 01:00:57,162
Let's try that. I'll back up,
you guys wanna pull the nets.
1511
01:00:57,164 --> 01:00:59,030
It went excellent today.
1512
01:00:59,865 --> 01:01:01,499
Just amazed.
1513
01:01:01,501 --> 01:01:03,234
I've been thinking
about this for a year,
1514
01:01:03,236 --> 01:01:04,836
trying to figure out
how to get them out of there
1515
01:01:04,838 --> 01:01:06,638
and today, it happened.
1516
01:01:09,909 --> 01:01:12,110
You couldn't have asked
for a better ride.
1517
01:01:14,046 --> 01:01:15,814
[Clayton] You know,
it feels pretty good to have
1518
01:01:15,816 --> 01:01:18,116
these dinosaurs
out here for Shana
1519
01:01:18,118 --> 01:01:22,187
because everybody involved in paleontology
in any way, owes Shana a big thank you.
1520
01:01:22,189 --> 01:01:23,621
[Nate] That's good.
1521
01:01:25,157 --> 01:01:28,026
And I feel good that I was able
to do my part and pay that back.
1522
01:01:28,028 --> 01:01:29,327
- You're done.
- Thank you...
1523
01:01:29,329 --> 01:01:31,029
- No, thank you.
- Thank you so much.
1524
01:01:31,031 --> 01:01:32,097
That went really well.
1525
01:01:32,099 --> 01:01:34,165
So this is a wrap on our season
1526
01:01:34,167 --> 01:01:35,200
and, man, what a way to end it.
1527
01:01:35,202 --> 01:01:36,301
We're fully out.
1528
01:01:36,303 --> 01:01:38,303
[Nate] I'm super happy
that we were able
1529
01:01:38,305 --> 01:01:39,637
to finish this season out
with that.
1530
01:01:39,639 --> 01:01:40,772
Something over here.
1531
01:01:41,040 --> 01:01:42,807
I just love being out there
looking for dinosaurs.
1532
01:01:42,809 --> 01:01:43,808
Oh, man.
1533
01:01:43,810 --> 01:01:45,910
That's a triceratops skull,
folks.
1534
01:01:45,912 --> 01:01:47,846
This is what fossil hunters
fossil hunt for.
1535
01:01:47,848 --> 01:01:50,882
Oh, my gosh. Yes!
1536
01:01:50,884 --> 01:01:52,217
I love that Luke and I
have the same passion
1537
01:01:52,219 --> 01:01:53,985
and we like to go out
and find dinosaurs
1538
01:01:53,987 --> 01:01:55,220
and it's fun
to share that with him.
1539
01:01:55,222 --> 01:01:57,122
[Luke] Oh, my gosh.
That's awesome.
1540
01:01:57,124 --> 01:01:59,057
[Clayton] And as long
as I can keep doing that
1541
01:01:59,059 --> 01:02:00,158
and stay healthy,
I'm gonna keep doing it.
1542
01:02:00,160 --> 01:02:03,228
I'm really excited to get back
out here next spring.
1543
01:02:03,230 --> 01:02:05,463
[Nate] We'll do it again,
we'll find some more.
1544
01:02:05,465 --> 01:02:08,233
[Shana] Yeah, we'll work
on that next spring.
1545
01:02:14,173 --> 01:02:16,241
[growling]