Fossil Preparation Lab

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Exhibit Halls

Once preparators complete their extractions, the finished fossils are examined and compared with related fossils, forming the data for a published study—the final step in the process.

McDonald’s Fossil Preparation Lab

People

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Akiko Shinya

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Constance Van Beek

Press Releases

North entrance to the Field Museum

UV light and CT scans helped scientists unlock hidden details in a perfectly-preserved fossil Archaeopteryx

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McDonald's Fossil Preparation Lab