Found dinosaur bones...help me fast

Im not sure if its bones of a dinosaur or not and i havent been to the site yet... but my friend was just telling me of some large bones he found while digging a pond. Its in Kansas, and from the vague discription i got its about twice the size of a buffalo or bull. It was down about 5 feet. He described a large tooth, he thought, that was about 6 to 10 inches and kind of pointed. Its a large fossilized animal of some kind.

Im looking for a link describing the types of dinosaur bones found in kansas. Something that shows where the animal is found. Does anyone know a good link that shows where the dinosaurs are dug up? Maybe a map or something located on the internet?

I suggest calling the state archeologist...

This is exciting whatever it turns out to be.

good luck

Q: Did dinosaurs live in Kansas?
A: No dinosaurs in Kansas, I'm afraid, since the rocks near the surface from the Cretaceous — the last dinosaur time — are from a time when Kansas was under water. But there are some great pterosaur, or flying reptile, bones, including the biggest ever, Quetzalcoatlus, which had a 40-foot wingspan, as big as a fighter plane! (Don Lessem)

From http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/articlearchives/dinos/digs.htm

that dinosaurs never existed; the bones are just there to test your faith in the Bible. Well, at least that's what the fundie school board members want to teach everyone in Kansas.

Everyone knows that Jesus had a pet dinosaur.. His name was Eddie :)

We have dinosaurs, we just didnt come from apes, we came from god. He created adam and then took his rib to make eve.

http://www.kgs.ukans.edu/Publications/primer/primer12.html

ANd i am thinking its probably a mammoth or rhino or something along them lines. Im gonna go check it out in the morning and see what i can find out. Ill post back here and let you guys know.

What part of the state are you in? My guess is a Titanothere or other large mammal from the Cenozoic era.

Im gonna talk to the guy that owns the land tomorrow when i go look at it. I think they took some of the bones to a local high school science teacher. He might contact someone at KU.

You'd be surprised how many are found in that area. Inform the university, they'll know where to go with this or if there is any interest.

In Kansas there are basically two possibilities.

First, it could be a Rhino, Mammoth, or other pre-iceage species. While these are relatively common finds, digs like this can help archeology students hone their skills.

Second, it MIGHT be the remains of a large ocean going dino. These finds are rare and very valuable to science. Most of the remains of the large ocean going dinosaurs either sank into the unreachable deeps or disintegrated long before they could be fossilized, so finding one is always exciting.

But first, tell your friend to STOP DIGGING!!!! I know the temptation is to dig this thing out to see what it is, but amateur digging can completely destroy many valuable clues as to the animals demise and environment. An uninteresting clump of dirt tossed aside could easily be the remains of the animals last meal, and its location relative to the skeleton could tell whether the animal was eviscerated or died whole. Resist temptation, leave it alone, and call in the professionals.