Carnegie's Dinosaurs: PaleoLab

From Quarry To Carnegie
Paleontologists rely on the steady hand and keen eye of preparators to ready their magnificent fossils for study and display in the museum. Follow these links to learn more about this delicate profession!

What is a preparator?

An interview with Amy Henrici, Preparator and Collections Manager

Preparator Biographies

• Norm Wuerthele, Preparation Lab Manager
• Allen Shaw, PaleoLab Manager
• Amy Henrici, Collection Manager
• Dan Pickering, Sculptor
• Alan Tabrum, Preparator
• Yvonne Wilson (former preparator—left Museum in 2007 to work on fossils of the western U.S.)



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