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Indiana man makes fossil find in Montana

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By ABC7
Thursday, September 5, 2013
September 5, 2013

Mark Tarner was digging for bones in Montana when he found the remains of a rare duckbill dinosaur.

It's one of only three such fossils ever unearthed.

The creature is estimated to have been about 39--feet long.

Tarner is discussing his find with the Smithsonian. They hope to remove the entire fossil next spring.

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