[NHCOLL-L:993] UV damage

[Geb Bennett]

We have a preparation area with a large plate glass window that receives
direct sunlight every afternoon.  Is there any evidence that sunlight
can be harmful to vertebrate fossils? (Ours are mainly Cretaceous Hell
Creek dinosaurs.)  Thanks.

Geb

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G. E. Bennett, III
Fossil Preparator/Collection Manager
Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum
54 S. Loudoun St.
P. O. Box 239
Winchester, VA 22604
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E-mail: gbennett at discoverymuseum.net