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Find dinosaur fossils at dig sites across the globe in Jurassic World Evolution. Access the Excavations Map from any Excavation Centre.

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Find dinosaur fossils at dig sites across the globe in Jurassic World Evolution. Access the Excavations Map from any Excavation Centre.

The more Excavation Centres and research you have, the more dig sites will become available. Once fossils are extracted at the Fossil Centre, achieving 50% or more DNA allows for the creation of new dinosaurs.

Dig Sites and Commonly Found Specimens:

  • North America
    • Canada
      • Scollard Formation: Corythosaurus, Chasmosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus, Anklyosaurus
      • Horseshoe Canyon Formation: Edmontosaurus, Corythosaurus, Chasmosaurus
      • Dinosaur Park Formation: Corythosaurus, Pentaceratops, Parasaurolophus, Shasmosaurus, Styracosaurus, Struthiomimus
      • Frenchman Formation: Tyrannosaurus Rex, Torosaurus, Dracorex
    • USA
      • Egg Mountain: Maiasaura
      • Hell Creek Formation: Pachycephalosaurus, Anklyosaurus, Triceratops, Torosaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Dracorex, Stygimoloch
      • Cloverly Formation: Sauropelta, Deinonychus
      • Lance Formation: Triceratops, Corythosaurus, Torosaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Anklyosaurus, Edmontosaurus, Struthiomimus, Stygimoloch, Pachycephalosaurus
      • Peay Sandstone Member: Nodosaurus
      • Laramie Formation: Styracosaurus, Torosaurus
      • Dinosaur National Monument: Diplodocus, Apatosaurus, Stegosaurus, Camarasaurus
      • Morrison Formation: Allosaurus, Ceratosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Apatosaurus, Sauropelta, Diplodocus, Camarasaurus
      • Cedar Mountain Formation: Deinonychus, Sauropelta
      • Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry: Brachiosaurus, Allosaurus, Stegosaurus, Camarasaurus
      • Garden Park: Brachiosaurus, Diplodocus
      • Kirtland Formation: Parasaurolophus, Pentaceratops
  • South America
    • Argentina
      • Candeleros Formation: Giganotosaurus
      • La Colonia Formation: Carnotaurus
  • Europe
    • UK
      • Smokejack Clay Pit: Baryonyx
      • Isle of Wight: Polacanthus, Baryonyx
      • Oxford Clay: Metricanthosaurus
    • Portugal
      • Lourinha Formation: Stegosaurus, Ceratosaurus
  • Africa
    • Tunisia
      • Chenini Formation: Spinosaurus
    • Egypt
      • Bahariya Formation: Spinosaurus
    • Niger
      • Tegama Beds: Suchomimum
    • Tanzania
      • Tendaguru Formation: Kentrosaurus
    • Madagascar
      • Maevarand Formation: Majungasaurus
  • Asia
    • Uzbekistan
      • Bissekty Formation: Metricanthosaurus
    • Mongolia
      • Nemegt Formation: Gallimimus, Velociraptor, Parasaurolophus
    • China
      • Yuliangze Formation: Crichtonosaurus, Tsintosaurus
      • Iren Dabasu Formation: Archaeornithomimus, Velociraptor
      • Xingezhuang Formation: Sinoceratops
      • Ziliujing Formation: Dilophosaurus, Mamenchisaurus, Gigantspinosaurus, Huayangosaurus
      • Iren Dabasu Formation: Dilophosaurus
  • Australia
    • Australia
      • Mackunda Formation: Muttaburrasaurus
Tips
  • The number of available dig sites increases with the number of Excavation Centres and research you possess.
  • Extracting fossils at the Fossil Centres is crucial for creating new dinosaurs.
  • Achieving 50% or more DNA from extracted fossils is the requirement to begin creating dinosaurs.

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