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Building Exhibits: Recovery to Lab


These first series of images shows the process of getting the Tylosaurus out of the ground and into the lab.

Eroded hills  A few fossils  The overburden  The quarry  Covering exposed fossils

Vertebrae column  working on the skull  Covered skull  Preparing the other side  Ready for transport

In the lab  Cleaning the specimen  Working on the specimen


Building Exhibits: Lab to Display


The next series of images shows the process of getting the Tylosaurus from the lab and on display.

Scale model  Cardboard mock-up  Taking measurements  Making flexible molds  Making casts

Crushed skull  Skull pieces  Reassembled skull  Metal frame to hold skeleton  Steel frame holding skeleton

Crating the skeleton  Two crates  Pieces of the skeleton Packing skeleton for transport  Sections bolted in place

Skeleton assembly  Portable floor covering  

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