Recent advances in clamshell storage jacketing techniques for vertebrate fossils

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DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors would like to thank Jorge Velez-Juarbe and Xiaoming Wang for access to the specimens depicted, and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County for use of the photographs. We thank the reviewers for their constructive comments, and the editors who handled the manuscript. We would also like to thank the Smithsonian's William Keyser and all the other preparators, conservators, and collections workers who have made and continue to make improvements to the jacketing process.

AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS

AWZ executed the jackets pictured and took all photographs not otherwise credited. Both authors drafted and edited the manuscript.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Supplementary Data 1: Plaster jacketing supplies and U.S.A. suppliers.

Supplementary Data 2: Padded jacket handling protocol.

AdvancedStorageJackets_copyright2021AlanZdinak.mp4: Instructional video, copyright Alan Zdinak.

Archival Jackets.mp4: Instructional video about clamshell storage jackets. Copyright William Keyser. Used with permission.