Tag: preparation
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Open House at Paul Sereno’s Fossil Lab at the University of Chicago – Thursday, August 8, 2024
Paul Sereno’s Fossil Lab at the University of Chicago has moved into a new facility, and they’re having an open house to welcome visitors in to see the new space and observe some of the new specimens they’ve been working on. Thursday, August 8, from 3:30-5:00pm.5437 S. Wabash (just West of the main University of Chicago…
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How Smithsonian Fossil Preparators Are Re-Excavating a Tyrannosaur from Its Past on Display
Smithsonian Magazine’s National Fossil Day post looks at a tyrannosaur specimen that has been on display for many years. The animal, Gorgosaurus libratus, had been at the museum since 1918. It was found in the rugged badlands around the Red Deer River in Alberta, Canada. It lived about 75 million years ago during the Cretaceous…
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ESCONI Mazon Creek Open House 2022 is October 15th, 2022
The Mazon Creek Open House is October 15th, 2022 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, IL. The Mazon Creek Open House is returning for 2022! If you’ve been a Mazon Creek collector (or even just a passing fan), you may have heard of the Mazon Creek Open House. It was…
