Inside Two Dinosaur Digs in Wyoming and Alaska, Plus Carcharodontosaurus saharicus

I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast · May 11, 2015 · 32m

What does fossil excavation really look like? Amaury Michel takes us inside two dinosaur digs, one in Wyoming and one in Alaska, where he found dinosaur bones and learned how paleontologists work with different kinds of rock.

Amaury describes finding a Camarasaurus rib and Stegosaurus bones in Wyoming, then working in Alaska with Hadrosaur bones and Troodon teeth. He explains how to recognize a fossil, why sandstone and shale require different excavation techniques, and how paleontologists use consolidant, burlap, and plaster to make protective jackets around fragile bones before removing…