Diplodocid bones galore and aplenty at the Oertijdmuseum. Here some photos from a while ago of the construction of Aurora (a composite of two specimens). The skeleton was on display elsewhere for a month and is now being mounted in the Oertijdmuseum. Photos of that coming soon.
Last summers spoils arrived at the Oertijdmuseum today. Lots and lots of dinosaur bones, and even an articulated Edmontosaurus skeleton!
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Progress on the Oertijdmuseum Edmontosaurus "Monty". Finally uncovered the overlapping tendons on our first block! Nice to see how articulated the bones are on this side.
We have most of the skeleton, but it's in such hard boulders it will take a few more years to finish.
Big progress on the Oertijdmuseum Triceratops skull!
It's a little dusty and some pieces have yet to be attached, but it's standing upright. It might just be the best Triceratops skull in Europe.
Any paleo folks in the Chicagoland area- this afternoon is our final Open House of 2025 - come see what we’ve been working on at the Fossil Lab, 5437 S. Wabash (just West of UChicago main campus). We’ll continue hosting our monthly Open Houses in the spring of 2026! 🦕🦖
Meet Spinosaurus mirabilis.
I got to see the material and skull reconstruction in the lab last year. Lots of people have been working hard on getting this described for quite some time and it's great to finally see it published.
And here's a Nat Geo article on their discovery: www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
Aurora, a Morrison sauropod composite skeleton. It was recently added to the dinosaur parade at the Oertijdmuseum and is our second diplodocid mount.
Triceratops skull Veronica was unveiled at the Oertijdmuseum today! It's very well preserved and probably the most complete Triceratops skull on display in Europe.
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Could Spinosaurus swim? A new fossil with a scimitar-like head crest provides new evidence on the unsettled question.
