Red Dead Redemption 2
All 30 Dinosaur Bones in RDR2
All 30 dinosaur bones scattered across Ambarino, New Hanover and West Elizabeth, mailed to a paleontologist for the Jawbone Knife.
Total
30
For 100%
30
All dinosaur bones locations
Complete list of all 30 dinosaur bones, grouped by region.
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About dinosaur bones in RDR2
Dinosaur Bones are 30 fossil fragments scattered mostly across the northern and western regions of the map — Ambarino, New Hanover and West Elizabeth. They are unlocked by finding Miss Deborah MacGuiness, a paleontologist camped on a hill northeast of Flatneck Station in New Hanover, which starts the stranger mission "A Test of Faith". After that, every bone you find can be mailed to her from any post office rather than delivered in person, so there is no need to backtrack to her camp. Rewards arrive in stages rather than all at once: the first bone you mail returns a Quartz Chunk used in talisman crafting, your 15th returns a small statue, and mailing all 30 earns an invitation to her ranch at Firwood Rise in Cumberland Forest, where she gives you the Jawbone Knife. None of the bones are missable and they can be collected in any order, at any point after the stranger mission unlocks, including after the story ends.
Frequently asked questions
How many dinosaur bones are there in RDR2?
There are 30 dinosaur bones in RDR2, and all 30 are required for 100% game completion.
How do you unlock dinosaur bones in RDR2?
You need to find Miss Deborah MacGuiness, a paleontologist camped on a hill northeast of Flatneck Station in New Hanover, and begin her stranger mission "A Test of Faith". Bones cannot be turned in before this mission starts.
Do you have to deliver dinosaur bones in person?
No. After starting "A Test of Faith" you can mail bones to Deborah from any post office as you find them, rather than carrying all 30 back to her camp.
What do you get for finding all 30 dinosaur bones?
Rewards come in stages: a Quartz Chunk for the first bone mailed, a statue at 15 bones, and an invitation to Deborah's ranch at Firwood Rise after all 30, where she gives you the Jawbone Knife.
Do RDR2 story-mode collectibles reset or respawn?
No. Story-mode collectibles like dinosaur bones are fixed, one-time pickups that stay collected for the rest of the playthrough. That is different from Red Dead Online, where Madam Nazar's collections rotate on a schedule — this guide covers story mode only.
Other Red Dead Redemption 2 collectibles
Every collectible type in this game, so you can move straight on to the next one.