Wylie Brys and his dad , Dallas zookeeper Tim Brys , were digging for fossils near a local grocery store when they made the discovery in September . After seven months , they acquired permits to dig up the bones . The remains are now on display at the Museum of Natural History in New York City, where they will be studied by scientists from around the world who have been invited to view them. Fossils are expected for be from a nodosaur , a pony-sized herbivore with scaly , plated skin .
Wylie Brys and his dad , Dallas zookeeper Tim Brys , were digging for fossils near a local grocery store when they made the discovery in September . After seven months , they acquired permits to dig up the bones . Scientists from Southern Methodist University are helping with excavation . Fossils are expected for be from a nodosaur , a pony-sized herbivore with scaly , plated skin .