Author: TJ Fedak
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Photogrammetry for Dinosaur Excavation
Preparations for a new dinosaur dig in August are focusing on three goals. Collection and documentation of dinosaur bones at erosional level of cliff Development of a 3D digital photogram of the quarry and cliff, to document specimen locations and coastal erosion. Document the specific sediments associated with the dinosaur bone bed. There will be…
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Field Mapping on Fundy Shore
Location, location, location – the three important factors of real estate …. are just as important in paleontology. A fossil is nothing, when out of context. A fossil has scientific and historical value only when the details of its original location are well documented. the location and orientation of each bone is carefully documented when…
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Samples in Microscope
There were multiple trips to the research site during the summer of 2012. Observations were made about new sedimentary features visible after the recent erosion, and several successful samples of lake-shore sediment filled with fossil specimens were collected for processing “back in the lab”. NOTE: All specimens were collected under a Nova Scotia Research Permit,…