The Tarbosaurus Project

A cooperation between the Paleontological Museum, University of Oslo, Norway and Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.


May 6 1999: The teeth are prepared

Øyvind Enger, janitor at the Paleontological Museum, Oslo, is the project’s tooth specialist. He prepared specimens at night. The dentine is so fragile and the enamel so thin that this is the most exacting task of the whole project. One morning, at 3am, Enger used too much superglue on a tooth and glued his hand to the maxilla! He was stuck to a precious bone weighing about 6 kilos. He considered sleeping until help came. However he managed to use a debonder and could go home.

Daily reports during the preparation, May 1999


May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6
May 7 May 8 May 10 May 11
May 12 May 13 May 14 May 18

Publisert 25. jan. 2010 11:22 - Sist endret 27. feb. 2012 15:53