San Diego Natural History Museum, Department of Paleontology presents a time-lapse video of the fossil preparation work done on a 3.5-million-year-old fossil baleen whale skeleton discovered in September 2010. The video represents two months of work on the palate, cranium, and lower jaws as they were carefully exposed in front of the public at the Museum's demonstration lab. | San Diego Natural History Museum | Facebook

Fossil preparation is the process of carefully removing surrounding rock and debris from a fossil to reveal and preserve the specimen underneath. It's a delicate task that requires patience, precision tools, and sometimes specialized techniques depending on the type of fossil and its condition. #thanks #fossils #fossil #crocodile #preparation #fossilpreparation #fossilprep #crocodilehunter #paleontology #paleontological #live #love #real | In Stone Fossils

168K views · 1.1K reactions | What does six months of fossil preparation look like, presented in under a minute? From February to July 2017, our technicians spent 700+ hours exposing, cleaning, and stabilizing this Gorgosaurus. This specimen is one of the smallest and most complete tyrannosaurs ever collected in North America. We prepared both sides of the specimen to see all the bones in three dimensions. #FossilFriday #SciLit | Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology | Facebook