Preparing Xiphactinus

Xiphactinus is ready for its close-up in the new Peabody galleries!
We're spotlighting the painstaking and meticulous work of our talented fossil preparators. The Peabody team has spent countless hours cleaning, prepping, and painting all 15 feet of this massive Cretaceous fish.
Xiphactinus should look familiar to anyone that visited the Great Hall before our renovation. In the new Burke Hall of Dinosaurs, you'll be able to enjoy it at eye-level and, thanks to our preparators, it's never looked better.
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Can't wait to visit this fish in person!!!