| Holotype missing | Fossil located in collection only after they find out who your graduate advisor was | Fish cranial element misidentified as theropod bone | Part of holotype still unprepared | Fossils available when you schedule your visit, suddenly unavailable when you arrive |
| Radioactive fossil | Fossil in curator's office | Fossil not in collection, no loan tag | Tray of non-diagnostic bone shards lovingly numbered and cradled in archival foam | Fossil unavailable to researchers because it is perpetually "under study" |
| Theropod bone misidentified as fish cranial element | On loan to researcher for past 25 years | MUSEUM COLLECTION VISIT BINGO (free square) | Fossil on exhibit covered in layer of dust | Accidentally drop a whole drawer |
| Accidentally locked out of collection after going to the restroom | Museum wants copyright on any photos you take | Cigar box housing microfossils | Sharpie writing on fossil | Museum staff wants co-authorship on any paper you publish |
| Fossil away on tour | Plaster obscures important anatomy | Holotype on loan | Accidentally break a holotype | White-out used to label specimen |
| Plaster obscures important anatomy | Fish cranial element misidentified as theropod bone | Fossil on exhibit covered in layer of dust | Fossil away on tour | Sharpie writing on fossil |
| Archival beer flat holding specimen | Part of holotype still unprepared | Fossil located in collection only after they find out who your graduate advisor was | Uncatalogued material | Drawer falls out of cabinet when you pull it out |
| In display case and inaccessible until they find out who your graduate advisor was | In display case and inaccessible | MUSEUM COLLECTION VISIT BINGO (free square) | Holotype missing | Caught singing in a loud voice when you thought you were alone |
| Tray of paratypes | Fossil not in collection, no loan tag | Cigar box housing microfossils | #!*%$ ichnotype | Accidentally locked out of collection after going to the restroom |
| Theropod bone misidentified as fish cranial element | White-out used to label specimen | Specimen in pieces on bottom of specimen tray because it was glued with archival consolidants | Locality data covers a three-state area | Fossils available when you schedule your visit, suddenly unavailable when you arrive |