Preparing Dinosaurs Author Caitlin Donahue Wylie

Cretaceous Herbivores Are Overlooked in Their Awesomeness

Caitlin Donahue Wylie is a social scientist at University of Virginia and author of Preparing Dinosaurs: The Work Behind the Scenes. Ahead of her visit to Zócalo for an event titled “Can Dinosaur Fossils Make Science More Accessible?,” Wylie told us in the green room about the coolest job she’s ever had, how mummies led to her interest in dinosaurs, and her favorite haunts in Chicago.