Project Prosauropod: Discover a Dinosaur with us.

Parrsboro, Nova Scotia

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Become part of Project Prosauropod and watch as researchers uncover the 200 million year old skeleton of a prosauropod dinosaur. Check in every week to see what discoveries have been made, as well as new animations and photographs of this important specimen.

Current Lab Update

Cervical Vertebra

While reorganizing the lab, the technicians find a cervical, or neck, vertebra that was not repaired earlier.
The two pieces remained separate so the marrow visible in the broken surface (shown upper right) could be studied.
The necessary study complete, a thick consolidant (Vinac) is put on both surfaces and the two pieces are joined.
A white roll of thin foam (ethafoam) supports one end of the bone.

Caudal Vertebra

The technician removes sandstone from the smaller part of caudal (tail) vertebra.
The bone is strengthened with a liquid plastic consolidant.

Dorsal Vertebra

The technician removes sandstone matrix with a handpick.
This dorsal vertebra from mid-spine was excavated as part of Dino Excursion 2006.
The rounded neural canal is clearly visible (bottom, left). This opening protected the nerves between parts of the dinosaur's body and brain, just like the neural canal in a human vertebra.
The 200 million year old bone is very weak. It must be strengthened before the two pieces can be reattached.

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