42837
Accession Number
8057
Author
Erickson, Bruce R.
Title Of Article Chaper
Care and treatment of an injured dinosaur
Title Of Journal Book
Curator
Volume
23
Issue
2
Pages
85-94
Collation
3 photos.
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Vibrations from building demolition near the Science Museum of Minnesota caused hairline cracks in a massive specimen, the mounted skeleton of a triceratops. The museum supported much of the weight on a temporary padded frame until the work causing the damage was completed. Then the museum repaired the bones by injecting a modified epoxy structural adhesive, details of which are given. Points of contact between permanent supports and the skeleton were padded with neoprene rings to minimize the transmission of future vibrations.
Keywords
Fossil, skeleton mounting; Fossil, skeleton repair ICCROM
pub_id
42837