2021 New Developments Area (We will post new material highlights here and links to their page)
5/29/2021 - CKP is very proud to announce that we have acquired 2 new 3D scanners from Artec! This has been one of our preservation goals for all specimens that enter our facility. It is our goal to archive a 3D library for everything. Page update soon. Below is a slideshow of Shane through LEO's Eye.
More updates coming soon.
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Since 1993
Welcome to CKP
We have been working in the dinosaur fossil industry here in Montana for over 25 years. In that time, we have had the privilege to discover, prepare, and display many new specimens all over the world.
It is our mission to find and preserve as many dinosaur fossils as we can. Nature's elements are quick to destroy a fossil once it has been exposed to the surface. Our team spends countless hours each season hiking through the vast badlands in Montana in search of these fossils. We also strive to help landowners realize an additional income from their fossil resources on their property.
We market the fossils we collect to both the public and private sector. We know what an educational facility needs to be able to conduct research on a specimen. We ensure that not only is the fossil collected and preserved properly, but also that all other data from the site is collected for research use.
Since 1993
"Why has not anyone seen that fossils alone gave birth to a theory about the formation of the earth, that without them, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the globe."
-Georges Cuvier
CKP
The First Three Steps of all Dinosaur Paleontology Sectors - Discovery, Collection, and Preservation. Without those first 3 steps, dinosaurs do not exist. By doing those 3 steps legally, ethically, and professionally, it ensures they have the ability to inspire and be studied indefinitely.
"A dinosaur fossil is the fragile preserved remains from an extinct animal. Once exposed and either left uncollected or collected improperly, its insight into the past is lost forever"