fossil dig
Paleontological field expedition
A fossil dig is an excavation site where paleontologists uncover preserved remains of ancient organisms.
The term also refers to the activity itself: The museum organized a fossil dig for summer campers.
Unlike casual fossil hunting, a dig typically involves systematic extraction and documentation of specimens embedded in rock or sediment.
- excavationAct of unearthing
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- paleontologistScientist studying prehistoric life
- field workResearch outside the office
- shovelTool for moving earth
brush · dust brush · sediment · skeleton · prehistoric · dinosaur · carbon dating · unearthed · quarry · specimen · ancient · layers · rock · pickaxe · remains · discovery · Jurassic · site
- geology projectsvolcano model, rock tumbling, core sampling
- science educationscience fair, science class, science teachers, science lab, science projects
- dinosaur fossilsdinosaur bones, dinosaur footprints, coprolite, mounted skeleton, coprolites
- excavationexcavation, excavating, excavator, trench, pit
- fossilsdinosaur bones, ammonite, amber, ammonites, brachiopod
- science experimentsvolcano model, elephant toothpaste, color change, slime making, baking soda volcano
fossil digmuseum visit
fossil digburial
Placing deceased underground
reburial · covering up · interment · backfilling · entombment
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