Fossil experts dig into a duck-billed dinosaur in their Fossil Prep Lab, which can be seen up-close at the Burke Museum on the UW campus.
With Ice Age megafauna and the only real dinosaur fossils on display in Washington state, the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture on the UW campus invites visitors to explore science, culture and history up close. One of the museum’s newest arrivals—a duck-billed hadrosaur—is currently being prepared in the paleontology lab, and the public can watch the process in action.
The Burke team is also gearing up for summer camps, including July’s Fossil Detectives, where preteen campers will sort real Hell Creek microfossils, and August’s Dino Detectives for younger explorers. It’s a cool escape on warm summer days, and admission is free on the first Thursday of each month.
Watch Burke Museum scientists uncover ossified tendons in the duck-billed hadrosaur.