Collector stories and fossil guides
Stories and educational articles that help you learn, compare, and buy with more confidence.
Our Friends At Minuteman Trading Post
Checkout one of our fossil family members Matt and his awesome finds! Follow him along as he digs fish, mammals, mammoth, dinosaur and more incredible specimens all over the country!
Denver Show 2026 - Thank You!
Here are some pictures of the booth from the Denver show that just ended. Thank you to all those that attended and went out of your way to come say hi to us. And thank you to all those that continue to support us in doing what we love! Whether that be on social media, at the shop, in person, or on the website, it's all noticed and appreciated!
Did I Forget To Mention We Have a Physical Rock Shop Located in Utah??
If you didn't know about us already, Utah Dump Digger is the biggest old style rock shop in Utah! We have tons of material that will never make it to the website. Feel free to reach out if you're looking for something specific. You'd be surprised what all we have. Come on by and take a look for yourself! We'll even let you take a peak at our dinosaur prep process and you can see fossils first hand and closer to touch than any museum!
UPCOMING Denver Rock Show 2026
The next big Denver rock show is fast approaching! Come find your Utah Dump Digger team at the Coliseum! We're located on the bottom floor with all of our other fossil friends. Here are some pictures of our booth last year (2025), we hope to see you there!
Spring 2025
Some excellent pictures and finds of our Spring 2025 dig season. We had a good storm one evening that filled our dig sight with water, making a small pond for us to wade in the next morning. Luckily a few scoops of the backhoe made a nice run out channel so we could keep digging! Another prime example of our battle with the elements to preserve these bones.
Fall 2025
Here are a few finds from our dig season this last fall (2025). We had to crane out the big femur with the backhoe! Luckily had plenty of room to hook and swing it right into the bed of the pickup!
Tucson Arizona Rock Show 2026
Here's our lovely Dinosaur bone display room at the Days Inn in Tucson Arizona. All bones are found and prepared by us and each bone displays on its own custom stand. We also have a tent space in the back directly across from our Dinosaur bone room display. We're at the big rock show every year, come find us there!
Ultimate Dinosaur Hunting Guide With Chase Pipes & Chasing History
Follow along in this 4 part Docu-series filmed by Chase Pipes and Chasing History, as they join us on some incredible Dinosaur adventures in the Hell Creek!
Spring 2026
Here's a handful of shots during our dig season this past spring, hope you enjoy!
Digging Deep
From the ground, to the plaster jacket, to the long long truck ride home (hope the bones survive as well as they have for the past 65 million years!), to the prep table for work-down, and so begins the meticulous preparation and stabilization process to make these specimens available to you!
What Makes Gem Bone Special to Collectors
Gem bone sits at the intersection of fossil collecting, natural color, and lapidary appeal, which is exactly why it pulls in so much attention.
