Abby Telfer

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Latest articles by Abby Telfer

A fossil scorpionfly

Ancient Insects Get Intricate Portraits

By Abby Telfer published

Opinion For fossils, an illustration can reveal obscured details.

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cutting show of a drill bit

How Do You ... Drill for Fossils?

By Abby Telfer published

Opinion Key to paleontologist's toolkit: truck-mounted drill rig.

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"Whales: From Bone to Book" exhibit

Whale Bones 'Audition' for Place in Smithsonian Exhibit

By Abby Telfer published

Opinion Whale fossils "audition" for exhibit via CT scan.

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Lynn Russo working on Brontothere skull

How Do You … Extract a Brontothere Skull?

By Abby Telfer published

Opinion After it's been buried for millennia, how do you remove a fossil skull from dense rock?

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