# Sam Neill has died

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-neill-has-died/1031635>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 13, 2026, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-neill-has-died/1031635 "2026-07-13T06:00:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-neill-has-died/1031635/61 "2026-07-17T00:47:16Z")

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> [@Robot\_Arm](#):
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> … Does Montana have any fossils? …

[Maybe one or two](https://museumoftherockies.org/).

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**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-neill-has-died/1031635/62 "2026-07-17T04:04:17Z")

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> The Fossil record in Montana stretches all the way back to the Precambrian  
> [Paleontology in Montana - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleontology_in_Montana)

I agree that would have been a nice shout-out.

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**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-neill-has-died/1031635/63 "2026-07-17T05:27:09Z")

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> [@Robot\_Arm](#):
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> I don’t recall if a location is given, but it would have been a clever tip of the cap if that scene was set in Montana.

I’m fairly certain it is indeed (or at least, is meant to be) Montana.

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**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-neill-has-died/1031635/64 "2026-07-17T05:31:22Z")

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Yes, Alan and Ellie’s dig site is in Snakewater, Montana.

“Hammond wants Alan Grant.”  
“Grant? You’ll never get him out of Montana.”  
“Why not?”  
“Because Grant’s like me… He’s a digger.”

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