Ever wonder what fossil preparation looks like?

Jun 11, 2025 9:19 PM

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It takes a huge deal of work to get a fossil to look as good as this one here. This T. rex skull was sold at auction for $6.1 million at Sotheby's.

Here's a video from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City explaining the process for you!

Fun fact, I had the opportunity to volunteer for a little bit of research at the museum when I was in high school - while I had wanted to work in the paleontology department I landed in ornithology instead. It was still a fantastic time and helped solidify my love for science.

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Oh man. And here I've been pronouncing it AnkLYosaur all these years.

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The Houston Museum of Natural Science has an excellent dinosaur exhibit and also fossils going back to the Trilobite. The preparation of these is exquisite and I have suggested that the Museum acknowledge the students, technicians, and volunteers who do this kind of work by putting their names on the identifying information card in the displays.

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