American Museum of Natural History | How do you find dinosaur fossils? @AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory | Uploaded February 2019 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
In popular culture, paleontologists are often seen brushing sand off of a complete dinosaur skeleton with ease—but is digging for dinosaurs really that easy? Paleontologist Aki Watanabe reveals what really goes on during a fossil finding expedition. Spoiler: real paleontologists need more than a brush in the field!
If you’d like to know how we find new planets, watch this week’s Space video: youtu.be/1Lyw_8fBNT8
#Paleontology #FossilDig #Dinosaurs #SpaceVsDinos #AMNH
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In popular culture, paleontologists are often seen brushing sand off of a complete dinosaur skeleton with ease—but is digging for dinosaurs really that easy? Paleontologist Aki Watanabe reveals what really goes on during a fossil finding expedition. Spoiler: real paleontologists need more than a brush in the field!
If you’d like to know how we find new planets, watch this week’s Space video: youtu.be/1Lyw_8fBNT8
#Paleontology #FossilDig #Dinosaurs #SpaceVsDinos #AMNH
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