Wednesday, August 26, 2009
There was a film crew out here last friday to film Brooks, his BYU crew and I as we worked to extract the remaining bones from the active quarry here. It was a long (and fun) 12-hour day with really really good food provided by the filming guys.
Couldn't ask for a more beautiful location.
The bedding plane at this quarry is dipping at about a 70° angle, which makes for interesting extraction. You end up working with bones stacked like this:
You can see the angle of dip better in this shot with Brooks:
The BYU crew came out a couple of days early to do some preliminary reliefing:
Pulling stuff out bit by bit:
Gluing those bits back together:
Prepping and stabilizing specimens in their jackets:
Spraying on some final hardener (vinac):
Kicking up lots of dust with the circular saw:
The BYU crew did an amazing job, as usual, and it was great to get to work with them again. Nothing beats quarry work, under the sun, with a view.
3 comments:
It's cool to see what you get to do!! And, of course, you always look darling working with your bones. ;)
So amazing! When we watched all those NOVA specials on dinosaur fossils, did you ever think you'd be on a crew that dug them up??
You're awesome!
Thanks for the awesome postcard you sent me nikki! It was a totally unexpected and pleasant surprise:) :) I can't believe time has gone by so fast and that you have to leave that awesome national monument soon :( But yes, i will definitely come up to visit there sometime in the near future :) :) love you and miss you!
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