In the summers of 1996, 1997, and 1998 I was a member of a research team from

the American Museum of Natural History and the Mongolian Academy of Sciences

that did field work on Cretaceous strata and fossils in the Gobi of southern Mongolia.

The photos below were chosen to show the landscapes, logistical problems, and

research activities. Three books contan more info on these expeditions, "Time

Traveller" and "Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs" by Michael Novacek and

"The Secret Life of Dust" by Hannah Holmes.

desert pavement, northern Gobi

asking directions at an isolated ger

two gers on the move

intrepid sedimentologist

1997 expedition members

pumping a desert well

fuel tanker stuck in mud

expedition on the move

Oviraptor claw on outcrop, Ukhaa Tolgod

Oviraptor skeleton fully excavated

ankylosaur skeleton, Ukhaa Tolgod

artifacts from Gobi dunes

jacketed fossils ready for transport, Ukhaa Tolgod

large mammal skull, Ukhaa Tolgod

camp visitor, Tugregeen

early-cemented dune cross-strata, Flaming Cliffs

fluvial and eolian strata, Flaming Cliffs

Flaming Cliffs sunset

hedgehog, Ukhaa Tolgod