Dinosaur Research Institute
Helicopter used to lift jacket in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta
After 75 million years the skeletal remains of a Daspletosaurus were on the move. On December 13, 2011, the Dinosaur Research Institute arranged for a helicopter to lift a plaster jacket, weighing 350 kg (800 lbs.) out of the badlands of Dinosaur Provincial Park.
The plaster jacket protected the pelvis of Daspletosaurus, a close relative of Tyrannosaurus rex, and is part of a skeleton that was collected by University of Alberta during fieldwork in 2010 and 2011. The Daspletosaurus was found in the Oldman Formation, and is considered to be quite rare. The pelvis has been taken to Edmonton where it will be prepared along with the rest of the skeleton.
Alpine Helicopters of Calgary was contracted to perform the work because of the site’s remote location and the technical difficulties involved in extracting the pelvis using ground-based methods.
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The following is a prioritized list of projects that require funding in 2010:
1.Preparation of Alberta dinosaur fossils
DRI will fund the preparation of dinosaurs from Alberta, to allow Dr. Philip Currie to work with his colleagues to study, photograph, illustrate and describe these specimens for publication
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Preparation of Mongolian dinosaurs
DRI will fund preparation of Mongolian dinosaurs collected during previous year's expeditions to the Gobi Desert by Dr. Philip Currie, Dr. Eva Koppelhus and Dr Michael Ryan. Comparative research of these specimens teach us more about Mongolian dinosaurs and their relationships with Alberta species.
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The
very first
expedition to Argentina
Preparation of first feathered dinosaurs in China
Purchase of feathered dinosaur for NGMC
Microscope for Chinese researchers at NGMC
Research trip to Poland, Chicago, Rock Island, Montana, Mongolia, China
Researcher from China and Mongolia visit to Alberta
Purchase Nikon Scanner and Mac G4
Preparation, molding and casting
of Tarbosaurus skull from Mongolia
Students participating in fieldwork in Mongolia
Technicians participating in fieldwork in France and Mongolia
Attending meetings: SIBC in Denver, IZC in Beijing and SVP in Denver
Technician prepare Ceratopsian in Alberta
Preparation of palynological samples
Student support: binding of thesis, software and computer
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January 03, 2012
