Preparator

A preparator in dinosaur paleontology is someone who receives the fossils from the field expeditions and has the task of putting them back together. This task is much harder than it sounds.

A preparator has to have a lot of patience and knowledge about the fossil being prepared. Preparation is a slow and tedious process that can take months to years to complete one fossil.

In the field, preparators have a major role in recording data, as well as collecting and jacketing the specimens for transport back to the museum.