Every day, Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s scientists are shaping our views of Earth and its inhabitants. Just as science is constantly changing, so is the dynamic work being done in PaleoLab.

Watch a Fossil Emerge from Its Matrix
PaleoLab is an authentic preparation lab where fossils are cleaned and prepared by museum scientists, called preparators. Visit the Preparators' Journals to find out what the preparators have been working on!

From Quarry To Carnegie
Paleontologists rely on the steady hand and keen eye of preparators to ready their magnificent fossils for study and display in the museum. Check out What is Preparation? to learn more about this delicate profession!