Dinosaur Discoveries in North AmericaEarly Dinosaur History in the United States |
Where and when were dinosaur fossils first discovered in the United States? |
The first dinosaur fossils collected in the United States were discovered in 1787 in New Jersey by Caspar and Matelock Wistar of Philadelphia. They read a description of their findings before the American Philosophical Society in 1787, but the report of their discovery would not be published for 75 years.