One of the most exciting and unique collectibles in Red Dead Redemption 2 would 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 in cliff walls, rock formations, or just sticking out of the ground. While you can 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.

How To Start The “A Test of Faith” Quest

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 Heartlands and you’ll eventually come across her.

Her quest, “A Test of Faith,” tasks Arthur with finding 30 dinosaur bones scattered throughout the map. For every amount of bones you find, you may reach certain milestones, unlocking rewards when you speak to Deborah again, from important crafting items to valuable artifacts that sell for a lot of cash.

Dinosaur Bone Locations In Cumberland Forest & The Heartlands

Explore The Wilderness Through Landmarks To Find Ancient History

The Heartlands act as the home of the Van der Linde gang after leaving Colter. The region features the town of Valentine, one of the best towns in Red Dead Redemption 2, and features Deborah MacGuiness, making it the first region you’ll explore for dinosaur bones.

There are six dinosaur bones in the Heartlands, with two found not too far from MacGuiness. While exploring the Heartlands, make sure to stop by Cumberland Forest, the smallest region in the game with just two dinosaur bones to its name.

Bone	Location Description	Map Image
Heartlands Bone #1	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
Heartlands Bone #4	Below the cliffs southwest of Downes Ranch
Heartlands Bone #5	On top of a mountain along the Dakota River, west of Valentine
Heartlands Bone #6	By the hut east of Hani’s Bethel
Cumberland Forest Bone #1	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

Investigate Areas Just Outside Established Civilizations

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 bones are both located in the northwest corner of the region, not too far from one of the coolest Easter eggs in RDR2.

Meanwhile, three dinosaur bones in Roanoke Ridge are 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.

Bone Location	Location Description	Map Image
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
Roanoke Ridge Bone #4	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
Lemoyne Bone #2	Under the L in Lemoyne, between a few boulders

Dinosaur Bone Locations In Ambarino & West Elizabeth

Peer Behind Every Rock And Cave For Hidden Discoveries

Ambarino and West Elizabeth are huge regions, with Ambarino having the second-largest number of dinosaur bones hidden within. Most of Ambarino’s five dinosaur bones can be found in the Grizzles East, with one only found in the Grizzlies West, not too far from Cumberland Forest.

At the same time, the three dinosaur bones in West Elizabeth are all north of Strawberry, making them fairly easy to collect when you first visit this region in RDR2.

Bone Location	Location Description	Map Image
Ambarino Bone #1	Under the second S in Grizzlies East, on a rock on top of the mountain
Ambarino Bone #2	On a hill dead south of Fairvale 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
West Elizabeth Bone #1	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

Final Artifacts Hidden In A Secluded Epilogue

You won’t be able to get to New Austin in RDR2 as Arthur due to an invisible sniper, who will shoot Arthur Morgan before he even has a chance to get close to the land of outlaws and bandits. This area is only available during the game’s epilogue, so the last Dinosaur Bones cannot be accessed until you finish the main story.

When you can get to this far western area of RDR2, you can find out that New Austin hosts eight remaining Dinosaur Bones to finish the impressive collectible quest created by Deborah MacGuiness. There are two bones in each sub-region of New Austin: Gaptooth Ridge, Rio Bravo, Hennigan Stead, and Cholla Springs.

Bone Location	Location Description	Map Image
New Austin Bone #1	In a ravine northwest of Pike’s Basin
New Austin Bone #2	Just west of Greenhollow
New Austin Bone #3	Just southwest of Rattlesnake Hollow in the side wall
New Austin Bone #4	On top of the hill west of Jorge’s Gap, northeast of Mercer Station
New Austin Bone #5	On Rio Del Lobo Rock in the western corner of Rio Bravo
New Austin Bone #6	On a hill under the B in Rio Bravo
New Austin Bone #7	On the mountain between the D & G in Gaptooth Ridge
New Austin Bone #8	Under the L in Tumbleweed

Diving deep into this once-forbidden region will soon let you collect every single artifact from the distant past, earning you every possible reward from the quest tied to various milestones. Here are all the rewards you can get from getting all 30 bones, including what they do:

• 1 Dinosaur Bone = Quartz Chunk — Helps you craft the Bear Claw Talisman, an item that decreases the drainage of your Health Core by 10% while you wear it.
• 15 Dinosaur Bones = Skull Statue — Valuable artifact that sells for a lot of cash.
• 30 Dinosaur Bones = Jaw Bone Knife — Decorative hunting knife that makes for a good weapon or sells for a good amount of money.

Each reward tier of this quest is tied to gaining great items or good profits, making it worth the effort to become a paleontologist for a while. For anyone who finds all 30 Dinosaur Bones in Red Dead Redemption 2, they can mark off one of the game’s trickiest collectible missions, which helps unlock a new interaction with the game’s most mysterious NPC — The Stranger.

Red Dead Redemption 2

Systems

9/10

Released

October 26, 2018

ESRB

M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Use of Drugs and Alcohol