Understanding and Use of Molding and Casting Materials and Techniques

Marilyn Fox of the Yale Peabody Museum discusses practical and ethical issues surrounding the molding and casting of fossils. This lecture is part of the Back To Basics series presented at the 2016 Association for Materials and Methods in Paleontology meeting in Colorado Springs, CO. These talks cover the core competencies essential to the professional fossil preparator. This video was produced with the support of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology's Marvin and Beth Hix Preparators' Grant.