Surveying
Digging in
Plastering
Deeper
Skull
The Move
The Move
When the bones are plastered above and below and the plaster is set, they are ready for the big move.
   

The last remaining pieces, including rib cage, ready for removal.


Here the pelvis is lifted from the excavation site with heavy equipment to be loaded on a flatbed truck for transport to the museum.

Oakland Museum of California
Oakland Museum of California
  

After arriving at the museum, the large fossil pieces are moved with a fork-lift to the preparation lab.