How the Burke Prepares a Fossil

The fossils you see in our exhibit don't come out of the ground looking camera-ready. It takes months, even years, before these fossils have been cleaned off all the rock and mud they came with from the field. Come learn how the Burke's Fossil Preparation Lab Manager Kelsie Abrams brings a fossils from the field jacket to the beautiful specimens we all know and love! To learn more or buy tickets, visit our website https://www.burkemuseum.org/