Abby Telfer

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Articles by: Abby Telfer

A fossil scorpionfly

Ancient Insects Get Intricate Portraits

By Abby Telfer published

For fossils, an illustration can reveal obscured details.

cutting show of a drill bit

How Do You ... Drill for Fossils?

By Abby Telfer published

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

"Whales: From Bone to Book" exhibit

Whale Bones 'Audition' for Place in Smithsonian Exhibit

By Abby Telfer published

Whale fossils "audition" for exhibit via CT scan.

Lynn Russo working on Brontothere skull

How Do You … Extract a Brontothere Skull?

By Abby Telfer published

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

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