The denver museum of nature and science will conduct a three-year project to advance collections stewardship for logistically challenging large bones of dinosaurs in the morrison formation fossil…

The Denver Museum of Nature and Science will receive $445,352 over three years from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to advance collections stewardship of large dinosaur bones from the Morrison Formation. The museum will repair, prepare, rehouse, and 3D scan significant specimens, including holotypes, to increase access for researchers and the public. Funding will also support purchasing 3D scanning equipment for large specimens. The project offers opportunities for early-career paleontologists through a preparator position and three paid internships to make specimens available for first-time study. This work will improve care of the collection, enhance access, and more broadly disseminate the collection's scientific significance.

The denver museum of nature and science will conduct a three-year project to advance collections stewardship for logistically challenging large bones of dinosaurs in the morrison formation fossil collection. The project will increase access to these scientifically significant specimens-including holotype specimens-for scholars and the public. Project activities will include repairing, preparing, rehousing, archival cradling, and 3D scanning the specimens. IT also will support purchasing 3D scanning equipment for large specimens. The project will offer numerous opportunities for early-career paleontologists through a term preparator position and three paid internships that will make significant specimens available for study for the first time. This project will result in improved care of this collection, enhanced collections access, and a wider dissemination of the collection and its significance for museum visitors, the general public, researchers, and communities where the fossils originated.