| A | B |
| found | past tense of find; to discover something by chance or designed searching |
| mouth | an opening on the lower face; the opening to a cave |
| once | one time only |
| took | past tense of take;to reach and hold on to |
| wild | living or growing in a natural environment; not domesticated |
| bandannas | a large handkerchief |
| cowboy | man who herds animals on horseback |
| gigantic | really big |
| lizard | reptile with long body and tail four legs usually |
| Montana | a state in the western part of the United States |
| museum | a building where historical, scientific, artistic and cultural things are kept |
| tyrant | a very mean ruler or king |
| excavate | to remove, uncover, or make by digging |
| fossil | the remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago. |
| soil | the top part of the ground in which plants grow. |
| sunken | it is beneath the surface of the water. |
| nourish | to provide food and other things needed for life |
| decompose | to rot |
| splinter | a sharp, thin piece broken off from a larger piece of something. |
| abandon | you leave it behind |