Alaina Fike

Hoplophoneus

Cranium, mandible, vertebra, ribs, humerus, radius, and ulna that I prepared during the summer of 2017.

Hoplophoneus Cavity Mount

Archival cavity mount I created for all the pieces and documentation for this specimen.

Cavity mount collection

These are all of the cavity mounts that I created during the summer of 2016.

Stenomylus

I prepared and created a cavity mount for this Stenomylus specimen in 2014.

Hyracodon

I prepared this Hyracodon cranium and mandible in 2013 and created the cavity mount.

Poebrotherium

I prepared this poebrotherium material during the summer of 2016 and created a cavity mount.

Paleocastor

I prepared this Paleocastor cranium and cavity mount in 2016.

Archaeocyon

I prepared this Archaeocyon cranium and mandible in 2016 and created the cavity mount.

Subhyracodon

This was a restoration project involving the removal of copious amounts of superficial consolidant and making the specimen stable.

Invertebrate Conglomerate

In 2014 I prepared this block containing ammonites, baculites, bivalves, and gastropods and created a cavity mount for them.

Invertebrate Conglomerate

This view shows the ammonite that was exposed leading to the discovery of this piece.

Xiphactinus

I helped collect this Xiphactinus fin and vertebra from the field and prepared it in the lab. More work needs to be done.

Illustration from Lab Notebook

I drew this specimen with a .30 micron pen in 2017 after I completed the preparation.

Illustration from Lab Notebook

I drew this specimen using a .30 micron pen in my lab notebook.

Preparing in Public

Brontothere Prep

This Megacerops cranium is an ongoing preparation project.

Microscope Prep

Using stereoscopic microscopes shows incredible detail and is great for fossil prep.

Display Table

For this display I helped select fossil preparation projects to feature, and accumulated information for the signage.

Display Cabinet

I helped design the contents and layout of the displays in this cabinet and executed their assembly.

Big Pig Dig Exhibit

I designed this exhibit for the Museum of Geology in Rapid City, SD and wrote all of the signage.

Dinosaur Trackway Exhibit

This specimen is on permanent display at the Journey Museum in Rapid City, SD. I helped to clean and stabilize this block as well as highlight the trackways. I also helped compile the photos and wordage.

Excavating Fossils

This photo is from 2013 when I was an Intern at Badlands National Park.

Plastering Jacketing

This is a photo from 2012 when I was Dig Site Supervisor for this dinosaur quarry at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center.

Search and Rescue

This photo is from the 2014 Search and Rescue Training at Badlands National Park.