Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway was organized by the Burke Museum in collaboration with Ray Troll and Kirk Johnson, authors of the book Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway: An Epoch Tale of Scientist and an Artist on the Ultimate 5,000-Mile Paleo Road Trip (Fulcrum Books 2007).

Major Sponsorship for the exhibition has been provided by Microsoft Corporation, Pendleton and Elisabeth Carey Miller Charitable Foundation, and Wells Fargo.

Additional support has been provided by 4 Culture, Edie Adams, D.V. & Ida McEachern Charitable Trust, The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Puget Sound Energy, and The Zeidner Family Charitable Fund.