This is Throwback Thursday #334. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks!

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This is “Gorgeous George”, when he was on display in the main gallery in 1976. He and the Lambeosaurus were star attractions at the museum from 1956 to 1992. He was incorrectly called a Gorgosaurus for most of its “life”.  That was corrected in 1999 and he is now known as a Daspletosaurus, a rare species of tyrannosaur.  “George” originally hailed from Alberta, Canada and was found by none other than Barnum Brown of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH).

Have a look at Throwback Thursday #93 and Throwback Thursday #157 for more information.

The Field Museum made this post last week. It’s “George” getting his teeth cleaned. Hold still, George! And, no biting his hand!

You’d think dinosaurs would be old enough to brush their own teeth.

While “dino dentist” may sound like a nightmare job (unless you’re a paleontologist), somebody’s gotta take care of the fossils.

This photo of our Daspleotsaurus from 1976 shows how our team keeps up with the dinos through dusting and vacuuming, keeping our specimens looking their best.