Wind Cave National Park - Centennial Paleontology Site - Jacketing Large Fossils (U.S. National Park Service)

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	Wind Cave National Park Centennial Paleontology Site - Jacketing Large Fossils

NPS Photo by Rod Horrocks

Site of a Large Fossil

Procedure for jacketing the fossils.
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NPS Photo by Tom Farrell

Applying a Plaster Jacket

NPS Photo by Rod Horrocks

Large Fossils Jacketed

NPS Photo by Tom Farrell

Dr. McDonald Removing the Fossils From the Ground

NPS Photo by Tom Farrell

Rod Horrocks Completing the Plaster Jackets

NPS Photo by Rod Horrocks

Fossils Ready to be Moved

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Last Updated: February 20, 2011 at 23:06 MST