preparator
noun
pre·par·a·tor
pri-ˈper-ə-tər 
pri-ˈpa-rə-tər
: one that prepares
specifically
: a person who prepares scientific specimens or museum displays
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The preparator is responsible for running the lab, curating the collection and training students to handle fossils.
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Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2024
In fact, the paleontology program is losing funding for its preparator position in August.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2024
According to an exhibit label, the museum’s preparators spent 1,300 hours preparing the fossil for display.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
Darren Tanke, a fossil preparator at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology in Alberta, found the specimen in the province’s Dinosaur Provincial Park and delicately removed it from the rock in which it was encased.
—Jeanne Timmons, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
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Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2024
In fact, the paleontology program is losing funding for its preparator position in August.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 18 June 2024
According to an exhibit label, the museum’s preparators spent 1,300 hours preparing the fossil for display.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
Darren Tanke, a fossil preparator at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology in Alberta, found the specimen in the province’s Dinosaur Provincial Park and delicately removed it from the rock in which it was encased.
—Jeanne Timmons, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
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“Preparator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preparator. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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