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This photo provides a small glimpse of the amazing variety of whale skulls and skeletons available for study at the Smithsonian.
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Whale Collections

 The Smithsonian has more whale skulls and skeletons than any other collection in...
Scientists remove remove the whale fossil plaster jacket from the r
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Excavating the Fossil

 Paeleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...
a squalodontid skull is dislodged after a plaster jacket is applied
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Dislodging the Fossil

 Paeleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...
Smithsonian scientists apply a plaster bandage cap to a block of rock containing fossils
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Securing the Fossil

 Paeleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...
Smithsonian scientists race the tide the excavate an ancient whale fossil entombed in rock
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Racing the Tide

 Paeleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...
Smithsonian Scientists Dig a Trench Around a squalodontid Skull
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Digging a Trench

 Paeleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Tale of a Whale

 Students exercise their observation skills to do some of the actual work of marine...
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 15:03
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Wreck Detectives

 Students utilize a grid system to document the location of artifacts recovered from...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 12:08
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