'We need the best and brightest': Carthage College Institute of Paleontology faces funding shortfall that could result in the loss of treasured dinosaur fossils

By: Michael Schlesinger

Posted: May 26, 2024 6:33 AM CST

NOW: ’We need the best and brightest’: Carthage College Institute of Paleontology faces funding shortfall that could result in the loss of treasured dinosaur fossils

KENOSHA (CBS 58) -- Michael Schlesinger meets the team at Carthage College's Paleontology Department studying fossilized remains of a T-Rex excavated from Montana in 2022.

The team is planning another dig this summer all while a lack of funding threatens the future of their work.