Sophie, The World's Most Complete Stegosaurus, Was Found In Shell, Wyoming

Bob Simon and Robert Boscarelli excavating the fossilized bones of a Stegosaurus, "Sophie," near Shell in 2004. The Late Jurassic dinosaur skeleton, which is 85% complete, is considered the most complete and best-preserved Stegosaurus specimen ever found. “What I tell people is that to find dinosaur bones, first you look for evidence of water,” he said. Siber and his team at the Aathal Dinosaur Museum spent the next several years meticulously removing the rock and strengthening the fossils. They got all 360 Stegosaurus bones, roughly 85% of the total skeleton.