Burke at Work

They've made many trips to the Burke Museum to see the T. rex this past year and formed a special friendship along the way.

Archaeologist Chris Yamamoto visits the Burke to view artifacts found in the Japanese Gulch.

The Testing, Testing 1-2-3 exhibit included specimen prep in public view—here’s how people responded.

The T. rex skull jacket is open, with the skull and the teeth almost fully revealed.

Documenting the biodiversity of an important group of animals—one shell at a time.

Analyzing the limited samples of the oviraptorosaur to answer lingering questions about this species' growth and anatomy.

Researcher Susumu Tomiya is using photos of tiny teeth to understand the prehistoric origins of modern-day carnivores.

The Burke paleontology team is preparing a portion of the lower right jaw from the 66.3-million-year-old T. rex discovered this summer.

Studying microfossil teeth of the Sagebrush Vole from Washington state to understand a pattern of evolution.