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 's are helping with excavation . 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 .