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After weeks of careful excavation in challenging winter conditions, the team
prepares the encased fossil for the journey back to the Perot Museum’s Paleo Lab.
“These animals lived and died here,
and their remains are preserved
in your backyard. Anywhere
there’s a development, a project,
land clearing, or digging in North
Texas, there’s a good chance you
could expose some piece of our
natural heritage.”
— Ronald S. Tykoski, Ph.D.
Vice President of Science and
Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology
The plesiosaur skeleton during preparation, with its remarkably intact spine,
ribs, and skull visible.
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