On loan to researcher who has been deceased for 25 years | Specimen inaccessible because forklift has broken down | Holotype missing | Accidentally break a holotype | Plaster obscures important anatomy |
Caught singing in a loud voice when you thought you were alone | Drawer falls out of cabinet when you pull it out | On loan to researcher for past 25 years | Theropod bone misidentified as fish cranial element | Fossil on exhibit covered in layer of dust |
Museum wants copyright on any photos you take | Tray of paratypes | MUSEUM COLLECTION VISIT BINGO (free square) | Archival beer flat holding specimen | Locality data covers a three-state area |
In display case and inaccessible until they find out who your graduate advisor was | Fossil unavailable to researchers because it is perpetually "under study" | Sharpie writing on fossil | Gel capsule congealed around microfossil | White-out used to label specimen |
Fossil repaired with Elmer's glue | Museum staff wants co-authorship on any paper you publish | Holotype on loan | Green cyanoacrylate glue | Tray of non-diagnostic bone shards lovingly numbered and cradled in archival foam |
Part of holotype still unprepared | Fish cranial element misidentified as theropod bone | Accidentally drop a whole drawer | Specimen in pieces on bottom of specimen tray because it was glued with archival consolidants | Scary-looking latex mold of specimen in drawer |
Caught singing in a loud voice when you thought you were alone | Fossils available when you schedule your visit, suddenly unavailable when you arrive | Holotype on loan | Fossil repaired with Elmer's glue | Plaster obscures important anatomy |
Fossil away on tour | Gel capsule congealed around microfossil | MUSEUM COLLECTION VISIT BINGO (free square) | Fossil unavailable to researchers because it is perpetually "under study" | Tray of non-diagnostic bone shards lovingly numbered and cradled in archival foam |
Fossil not in collection, no loan tag | Tray of paratypes | Archival beer flat holding specimen | On loan to researcher who has been deceased for 25 years | Green cyanoacrylate glue |
White-out used to label specimen | Cigar box housing microfossils | Fossil suddenly inaccessible when they find out who your collaborators are | In display case and inaccessible | Radioactive fossil |