Let’s get a leg up on the weekend with this gigantic limb! Snapped in 1916, this archival image depicts Museum preparators assembling the forelimb of Diplodocus, a sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Jurassic some 156 million years ago.
Photo: Image no. 35059 / © AMNH Library
Photo: Image no. 35059 / © AMNH Library
December 14, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Let’s get a leg up on the weekend with this gigantic limb! Snapped in 1916, this archival image depicts Museum preparators assembling the forelimb of Diplodocus, a sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Jurassic some 156 million years ago.
Photo: Image no. 35059 / © AMNH Library
Photo: Image no. 35059 / © AMNH Library
Those preparators still walk among us. Every fucking one.
Jamie Raskin looked visibly shaken after reviewing the unredacted Epstein files: "Trump's name is all over these files. You will see references to... 17-year-old girls, 16-year-old girls, 14-year-old girls, 11-year-old girls, 10-year-old girls, and I saw a reference today to a 9-year-old girl."
May 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Those preparators still walk among us. Every fucking one.
This worked so well with the preparators of the subprime mortgage crisis
Certainly the best people to fix something are the ones who created the mess in the first place.
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November 5, 2024 at 3:53 PM
This worked so well with the preparators of the subprime mortgage crisis
Today's Exhibit of the Day? A blast from the past! This archival image, snapped in 1938, depicts Museum preparators sculpting a model Triceratops. This model is no longer on display, but Triceratops fans can spot a fossil skeleton in the Hall of Ornithischian Dinosaurs.
June 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Today's Exhibit of the Day? A blast from the past! This archival image, snapped in 1938, depicts Museum preparators sculpting a model Triceratops. This model is no longer on display, but Triceratops fans can spot a fossil skeleton in the Hall of Ornithischian Dinosaurs.
This archival image, snapped in 1938, depicts Museum preparators sculpting a model Triceratops www.tumblr.com/amnhnyc/8199...
June 20, 2026 at 4:13 PM
This archival image, snapped in 1938, depicts Museum preparators sculpting a model Triceratops www.tumblr.com/amnhnyc/8199...
Heads up! In this archival image, Museum preparators work on a trio of Tyrannosaur skulls. With 4-ft- (1.2-m-) long jaws and powerful bone-crushing teeth, T. rex was one of the largest and most fearsome carnivores of all time.🦖
Photo: Image no. 129039/© AMNH Library
Photo: Image no. 129039/© AMNH Library
May 31, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Heads up! In this archival image, Museum preparators work on a trio of Tyrannosaur skulls. With 4-ft- (1.2-m-) long jaws and powerful bone-crushing teeth, T. rex was one of the largest and most fearsome carnivores of all time.🦖
Photo: Image no. 129039/© AMNH Library
Photo: Image no. 129039/© AMNH Library
Heads up… it's Fossil Friday! In this archival image, Museum preparators work on a trio of Tyrannosaur skulls. With 4-ft- (1.2-m-) long jaws and powerful bone-crushing teeth, T. rex was one of the largest and most fearsome carnivores of all time. 🦖
Photo: Image no. 129039 / © AMNH Library
Photo: Image no. 129039 / © AMNH Library
May 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Heads up… it's Fossil Friday! In this archival image, Museum preparators work on a trio of Tyrannosaur skulls. With 4-ft- (1.2-m-) long jaws and powerful bone-crushing teeth, T. rex was one of the largest and most fearsome carnivores of all time. 🦖
Photo: Image no. 129039 / © AMNH Library
Photo: Image no. 129039 / © AMNH Library
So I am sympathetic and want to hear Mamdani’s plans for specimen preparators, cabinets, and data storage.
July 17, 2025 at 12:53 AM
So I am sympathetic and want to hear Mamdani’s plans for specimen preparators, cabinets, and data storage.
Republican Rep. Massie responding to Trump calling the #Epstein case and victims a "hoax":
“This is not a hoax. This is real. There are real survivors, there are real victims of this criminal enterprise. And the preparators are being protected because they are rich and powerful..." #opdeatheaters
“This is not a hoax. This is real. There are real survivors, there are real victims of this criminal enterprise. And the preparators are being protected because they are rich and powerful..." #opdeatheaters
September 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Republican Rep. Massie responding to Trump calling the #Epstein case and victims a "hoax":
“This is not a hoax. This is real. There are real survivors, there are real victims of this criminal enterprise. And the preparators are being protected because they are rich and powerful..." #opdeatheaters
“This is not a hoax. This is real. There are real survivors, there are real victims of this criminal enterprise. And the preparators are being protected because they are rich and powerful..." #opdeatheaters
A lot of people have very strange ideas about who the preparators of political violence in the FR were, who their targets were, and uh, if it worked.
1) What fascists in the French Revolution?
2) Did it work?
2) Did it work?
June 19, 2026 at 7:16 PM
A lot of people have very strange ideas about who the preparators of political violence in the FR were, who their targets were, and uh, if it worked.
This is partly tied in with a long-term lack of recognition for collectors, field hands, preparators, database managers, collections managers, volunteers, etc. That's getting somewhat better, but still there is much to do. <7/n>
August 28, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is partly tied in with a long-term lack of recognition for collectors, field hands, preparators, database managers, collections managers, volunteers, etc. That's getting somewhat better, but still there is much to do. <7/n>
Spare a thought—or 20—for the conservators, art handlers,and preparators involved in this. #TapestryOnTour
The Bayeux Tapestry, a 70-meter- (229-foot) - long medieval artwork that depicts the Norman conquest of England, will be displayed in Britain next year for the first time in 900 years.
What to know about the Bayeux Tapestry, an 11th century masterpiece of historical record
The Bayeux Tapestry, a 70-meter- (229-foot)- long medieval artwork that depicts the Norman conquest of England, will be displayed in Britain next year for the first time in 900 years.
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July 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Spare a thought—or 20—for the conservators, art handlers,and preparators involved in this. #TapestryOnTour
Still potentially an issue for those working with collections: curators, preparators, conservators, antique dealers, collectors of certain types of things: textiles, books, etc.
December 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Still potentially an issue for those working with collections: curators, preparators, conservators, antique dealers, collectors of certain types of things: textiles, books, etc.
Working on a new gigantic task. Describing over 300 well-preserved, diverse pterosaur bones from a niche Late Jurassic locality. An independent project led by me and an army of eager local fossil collectors and preparators. 🤫 Look out for it hitting the press later this year!
March 4, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Working on a new gigantic task. Describing over 300 well-preserved, diverse pterosaur bones from a niche Late Jurassic locality. An independent project led by me and an army of eager local fossil collectors and preparators. 🤫 Look out for it hitting the press later this year!
I think Eriocera spinosa might be the funniest tipulid, as a practical joke played on preparators
August 21, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I think Eriocera spinosa might be the funniest tipulid, as a practical joke played on preparators
It's Trilobite Tuesday! Some trilobite fossils can only be fully appreciated after skilled preparators have completed their rock-removing magic. This includes the spinose Middle Devonian genus Radiaspis from the fossil-abundant Moroccan Lagerstatte, which could grow 1.6–3.1 in- (4–8 cm-) long!
June 23, 2026 at 7:55 PM
It's Trilobite Tuesday! Some trilobite fossils can only be fully appreciated after skilled preparators have completed their rock-removing magic. This includes the spinose Middle Devonian genus Radiaspis from the fossil-abundant Moroccan Lagerstatte, which could grow 1.6–3.1 in- (4–8 cm-) long!
No shade on 19th century preparators doing their best, but it’s very striking how chunky the London Archaeopteryx looks compared to the recently-prepped Chicago specimen.
Imagine all the data that was lost on old specimens, and what future preparators will think of today’s work. #FossilFriday
Imagine all the data that was lost on old specimens, and what future preparators will think of today’s work. #FossilFriday
February 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
No shade on 19th century preparators doing their best, but it’s very striking how chunky the London Archaeopteryx looks compared to the recently-prepped Chicago specimen.
Imagine all the data that was lost on old specimens, and what future preparators will think of today’s work. #FossilFriday
Imagine all the data that was lost on old specimens, and what future preparators will think of today’s work. #FossilFriday
Palaeontologists come from different backgrounds, equipped with different skillsets. A model career pathway doesn't exist. The roles in palaeontology vary, from educators, to researchers, to preparators and conservators, to coders and modellers, curators, field geologists...
January 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Palaeontologists come from different backgrounds, equipped with different skillsets. A model career pathway doesn't exist. The roles in palaeontology vary, from educators, to researchers, to preparators and conservators, to coders and modellers, curators, field geologists...
Happy #FossilFriday! This Tenontosaurus skull (MOR 682) was recently taken off exhibit for study by visiting researchers to MOR. Before going back on display, fossil preparators will thoroughly evaluate the condition of and conserve the specimen.
June 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Happy #FossilFriday! This Tenontosaurus skull (MOR 682) was recently taken off exhibit for study by visiting researchers to MOR. Before going back on display, fossil preparators will thoroughly evaluate the condition of and conserve the specimen.
Oh shit oh no
(La préparation quelque peu unheimlich d'un éléphant taxidermisé dans les années 1930)
(La préparation quelque peu unheimlich d'un éléphant taxidermisé dans les années 1930)
July 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Oh shit oh no
(La préparation quelque peu unheimlich d'un éléphant taxidermisé dans les années 1930)
(La préparation quelque peu unheimlich d'un éléphant taxidermisé dans les années 1930)
As the world's leading authority on this highly specialized method of preparation, Ben is spending time at La Brea #TarPits with Fossil Lab Preparators Connie and Stephany to learn about our asphaltic fossil preparation techniques.
January 14, 2026 at 11:14 PM
As the world's leading authority on this highly specialized method of preparation, Ben is spending time at La Brea #TarPits with Fossil Lab Preparators Connie and Stephany to learn about our asphaltic fossil preparation techniques.
Kudos to Field Museum preparators Akiko Shinya and Constance Van Beek. Extraordinary work.
May 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Kudos to Field Museum preparators Akiko Shinya and Constance Van Beek. Extraordinary work.
It’s Fossil Friday! 🦕 Snapped in 1916, this image depicts Museum curators assembling a Diplodocus forelimb. This Jurassic sauropod used its pencil-shaped teeth to strip leaves. Fun fact: the Museum’s first dinosaur fossil, a Diplodocus, was found in 1897 at Como Bluff, Wyoming!
December 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It’s Fossil Friday! 🦕 Snapped in 1916, this image depicts Museum curators assembling a Diplodocus forelimb. This Jurassic sauropod used its pencil-shaped teeth to strip leaves. Fun fact: the Museum’s first dinosaur fossil, a Diplodocus, was found in 1897 at Como Bluff, Wyoming!
#DinoConUK McLean: Every fossil specimen you’ve seen in a museum has been prepared. Fossil preparators make the paleontological world go around. Fossil prep is a highly skilled and demanding job, but extremely underrepresented and undervalued in both academia and popular media.
August 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
#DinoConUK McLean: Every fossil specimen you’ve seen in a museum has been prepared. Fossil preparators make the paleontological world go around. Fossil prep is a highly skilled and demanding job, but extremely underrepresented and undervalued in both academia and popular media.
Today’s Exhibit of the Day is a blast from the past! Snapped in 1938, this archival image depicts Museum preparators sculpting a model Styracosaurus. This large ceratopsian dinosaur was related to Triceratops.
Photo: Image no. 315713/© AMNH Library
Photo: Image no. 315713/© AMNH Library
August 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Today’s Exhibit of the Day is a blast from the past! Snapped in 1938, this archival image depicts Museum preparators sculpting a model Styracosaurus. This large ceratopsian dinosaur was related to Triceratops.
Photo: Image no. 315713/© AMNH Library
Photo: Image no. 315713/© AMNH Library