fossil preparation

Over the past ten years, I have spent many hours preparing a wide variety of vertebrate fossils. I have extensive experience with molding (silicone, polyester, polyurethane), casting (epoxy, polyester), and initial preparation using a variety of mechanical techniques.

Cast of Maiacetus inuus fossil prepared at the UMMP.

2009 - present    Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin 

  • Preparation of primate and artiodactyl fossils from the Eocene of West Texas.  Research support for Dr. E. Christopher Kirk
  • Preparation of Dilophosaurus sp. and Sarahsaurus sp. fossils from the Kayenta Formation of Arizona.  Research support for Dr. Timothy Rowe
  • Preparation of Tritylodontidae specimens from the Kayenta Formation of Arizona. Research support for Dr. Timothy Rowe

2002 - 2008         Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 

  • Preparation, molding and casting of North American mastodon skeletons.  Research support for Dr. Daniel C. Fisher
  • Preparation, molding and casting of protocetid whale fossils from Pakistan and Egypt.  Research support for Dr. Phillip D. Gingerich
  • Preparation, reconstruction, molding and casting of archaic sirenion fossils (Protosiren, Eosiren, Eotheroides).  Research support for Dr. Phillip D. Gingerich
  • Molding and casting of Miocene hominoid fossils from Moroto and Napak, Uganda.  Research support for Dr. Laura M. MacLatchy
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