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

Unidentifed Prosauropod Bones

The technician works on sandstone containing unidentified prosauropod bones.
Jewelry could damage the bones so gloves are worn by the technician.

Significant work has been completed in the past week on this specimen.

Museum Exhibits

The lab technicians continue their work on museum exhibits.
Coal is prepared for the coal exhibit while pebbles are collected from the local beaches.
Come into the museum to check out these new displays!

Dorsal Vertebra

The technician works to uncover more of the dorsal vertebra.
A sandbag is used to cushion the bone.

The hand pick is used very carefully to uncover this delicate area.

Vertebra

This area was checked for bones before the micro-jack was used to clear away more sandstone.

Small bone fragments were found by the technician.
This microscope is connected to a TV in the gallery...come check out the technician's progress!

Questions and Answers	Schools
Email your questions to DinoProj@gov.ns.ca When submitting a question please provide your name, age, and school name (if you are a student). Check the Q&A Archive to see the answers to previous questions.	Is your school watching us? We are trying to reach as many students, from as many different schools as possible. Whether you are in elementary, public, private, high school or university, we want to hear from you! Please send us an email with your school name and city, and we will include your school in the list of schools that are following our progress.