A light in the ceiling illuminates the holes in the skull of the towering Barosaurus mount in the Grand Rotunda of the AMNH. The trip into the city yesterday was tiring, but it was definitely a lot of fun, especially since I got to hang out with my fellow dino-nerd Amanda (and her boyfriend) in one of the best museums in the world. Amanda and I also got to chat with one of the "Fossil Interpreters" at the museum for a while, and it was definitely nice to chat with someone who knew a lot about the exhibits (Here's a tip if you visit the museum yourself; look carefully at the ribs on the left flank of the brontothere mounted in the hall of mammals. There's lots of little secrets like that around). Anyway, rather than dump all the photos online at once I'll parcel them out again, although pictures from my next trip the day after Christmas will probably mix in with them too.
I thought he was a "Fossil Explainer." Tons of fun...can't wait to see more pictures. I'm having a hard time getting to mine...