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One of the most exciting and unique collectibles inRed Dead Redemption 2would have to be dinosaur bones, which perfectly encapsulate the growing scientific and public interest in dinosaurs during the game’s era. Deborah MacGuiness is an old paleontologist searching for dinosaur bones in the region. Arthur can offer his services in finding these bones and giving their locations to a good paleontologist.
Dinosaur bones can be found incliff walls, rock formations, or just sticking out of the ground. While you may find these bones before meeting MacGuiness, you can’t do anything with them until that first meeting. Therefore, you’ll want to meet MacGuiness and know what you’re doing before you go hunting for dinosaurs.
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Where To Find Deborah MacGuiness
Deborah MacGuiness is an elderly woman crouched in a crater in the Heartlands, carefully unearthing a new discovery.Ride south from the H in Heartlandsand you’ll eventually come across her. Her quest, ‘A Test of Faith,’ tasks Arthur with finding 30 dinosaur bones scattered throughout the map. When you speak with her after finding your first bone, you’ll get aquartz chunk. You’ll later get aSkull Statueafter 15 bones and aJaw Bone Knifeat the quest’s end.
Dinosaur Bone Locations In Cumberland Forest & The Heartlands
The Heartlands acts as the home of the Van der Linde gang after leaving Colter. The region features the town of Valentine, one of thebest towns inRed Dead Redemption 2, and features Deborah MacGuiness, making it the first region you’ll explore for dinosaur bones. There aresix dinosaur bones in the Heartlands, with two found not too far from MacGuiness. While exploring the Heartlands, verify to stop by Cumberland Forest, the smallest region in the game with justtwo dinosaur bonesto its name.
In a cave under the Oil Derrick
Heartlands Bone #2
Southeast of the Oil Derrick, at the end of a dried-up river
Heartlands Bone #3
In the middle of a grassy field east of the trading post near Granger’s Hoggery
Below the cliffs southwest of Downes Ranch
Heartlands Bone #5
On top of a mountain along the Dakota River, west of Valentine
By the hut east of Hani’s Bethel
Southwest of Six Point Cabin, along the cliff edge
Cumberland Forest Bone #2
On a hill southwest of Baccus Bridge and the nearby Barrel Rider
Dinosaur Bone Locations In Roanoke Ridge & Lemoyne
Roanoke Ridge and Lemoyne are less populated with dinosaur bones, likely due to the many major towns that populate the two regions.Lemoyne’s two dinosaur bonesare both located in the northwest corner of the region, not too far from one of thecoolest Easter eggs inRDR2. Meanwhile, threedinosaur bones in Roanoke Ridgeare located north of Elysian Pool. Due to the huge distance between them, you’ll likely want to collect the bones in both regions at different times.
Location Description
Roanoke Ridge Bone #1
On a cliff northeast of Deer Cottage and north of Reed Cottage
Roanoke Ridge Bone #2
On a hill along the border between Roanoke Ridge and Ambarino, dead west of the Old Tomb
Roanoke Ridge Bone #3
On a plateau along the Kamass River, north of Elysian Pool
Dead south of the Roadside Brothel, hidden among the trees
Lemoyne Bone #1
Southwest of the Old Trail Rise Shack, near the border with the Heartlands
Under the L in Lemoyne, between a few boulders
Dinosaur Bone Locations In Ambarino & West Elizabeth
Ambarino and West Elizabeth are huge regions, with Ambarino having the second-largest number of dinosaur bones hidden within. Most ofAmbarino’s five dinosaur bonescan be found in the Grizzles East, with one only found in the Grizzlies West, not too far from Cumberland Forest. Thethree dinosaur bones in West Elizabethare all north of Strawberry, making them fairly easy to collect when you first visit this region inRDR2.
If you want to complete as much ofRDR2as possible while playing Arthur Morgan, Ambarino and West Elizabeth are the last regions you’ll be able to explore before the epilogue and the change in protagonists.
Ambarino Bone #1
Under the second S in Grizzlies East, on a rock on top of the mountain
On a hill dead south of Fairwale Shanty
Ambarino Bone #3
Northwest of the Strange Statues Cave, west of the lower corner of I in Ambarino
Ambarino Bone #4
Below the cliff south of Cotorra Springs, northwest of Fort Wallace
Ambarino Bone #5
In the cliff wall southeast of Clawson’s Rest Shack, northeast of Heartlands Bone #5
Inside Northern Big Valley Cave
West Elizabeth Bone #2
On the road between the W & E in West Elizabeth, south of Vetter’s Echo Cabin
West Elizabeth Bone #3
Dead south of Beryl’s Dream, on a cliff beside the road
Dinosaur Bone Locations In New Austin
You won’t be able toget to New Austin inRDR2as Arthurdue to an invisible sniper, but there are still a bunch of dinosaur bones you’ll need to collect when you can get to this western region of the game. New Austin takes the cake witheight dinosaur bones leftto finish this impressive collectible quest. There are two bones in each sub-region of New Austin: Gaptooth Ridge, Rio Bravo, Hennigan Stead, and Cholla Springs. Dive deep into this once-forbidden region, and you’ll soon have all thirty dinosaur bones inRed Dead Redemption 2.
In a ravine northwest of Pike’s Basin
Just west of Greenhollow
Just southwest of Rattlesnake Hollow in the side wall
Bone #4
On top of the hill west of Jorge’s Gap, northeast of Mercer Station
Bone #5
On Rio Del Lobo Rock in the western corner of Rio Bravo
On a hill under the B in Rio Bravo
Bone #7
On the mountain between the D & G in Gaptooth Ridge
