Members Q&A with LBTP Lab Manager Stephany Potze and Assistant Curator Dr. Regan Dunn

Photo of a dire wolf bone being cleaned at

Asphalt is dirty business, but scientists at the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum have spent over 100 years learning how to excavate, clean and conserve the multitude of fossil specimens plucked from the tar at Hancock Park.

Join Tar Pit's Lab Manager Stephany Potze and Assistant Curator Dr. Regan Dunn for a discussion on how fossils go from a sticky mess to beautifully prepared specimens ready to be studied!