Paleontology Lab
Upon arrival back at the museum, fossils collected in the field are brought to the fossil preparation laboratory. Here the specimens are carefully removed from the surrounding rock with a variety of tools such as dental picks and compressed air powered hand tools.
The lab is staffed by museum employees and dedicated volunteers that are currently preparing fossil specimens from the dinosaur project in Big Bend National Park, the fossil fish project in Wyoming and Montana, as well as marine reptile specimens from the Metroplex and dinosaur material from Wyoming.
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Exhibitions and events
Putting DNA to work
Permanent exhibitionDNA can be used to detect diseases, improve crops or catch criminals. The information in DNA sequences has been harnessed for a multitude of tasks, but how is DNA put to work? Through interactive...
Your Incredible body
Permanent exhibitionHave you ever wondered just what happens when you sneeze? Or cough? Or sweat? Well, now you can uncover the mystery at the Museum of Nature & Science’s permanent hands-on exhibit, Your Incredible...
Texas Dinosaurs
Permanent exhibitionHave you ever wondered how dinosaur fossils wind up in museums? Join us in the Science Building for a contemporary tale of discovery that begins right here in Texas. It takes a team to find a...
Little Urban Farm
Permanent exhibitionThe Farm provides children an opportunity to experience the critical ingredient that makes agriculture and husbandry viable: the element of human work. We step into what Nature provides and give our...
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