Paleo Lab (Full Day Adventure)

Cost: $105 per participant

Date: July 22, 2027

Meet at: Dinosaur Journey Museum, Fruita at 8:00AM

Minimum Age: 12 (guests ages 16 or under must be accompanied by a paying adult)

Minimum Participants: 3

Maximum Participants: 10

Difficulty: Easy. Participants should expect to spend the day sitting and performing small, repetitive tasks on delicate projects. 

Description: Learn the careful and meticulous skills of how to repair and clean fossils in the paleo lab. Participants will spend a full day in the Dinosaur Journey Fossil Preparation Lab learning techniques used to clean and repair fossil bone, from mechanical prep to making plaster replicas. Our expert paleontologists will be there to show you the tools and guide you every step of the way. This is a perfect match for dinosaur enthusiasts who enjoy 3D puzzles and model making. Individual projects may vary depending on availability in the lab.

What to Bring: Expeditioners should wear closed-toed shoes for this indoor adventure.

Itinerary:

8:00 AM – Orientation at Dinosaur Journey in Fruita, CO & Lab Tour

8:45 AM – Divide into groups for rotation through stations

9:00AM – Stations: Molding & Casting / Mechanical Prep

11:30 – Lunch in the Museum Discovery Center

12:30 PM – Stations: Paint Castings / Mechanical Prep

3:00 PM – End of day