Explore the Geology Museum and take a peek into Wisconsin's deep history! On your visit you can touch rocks from a time when there were volcanoes in Wisconsin; see corals, jellyfish and other sea creatures that used to live and swim where we now walk; and stand under the tusks of a mastodon while imagining yourself in the Ice Age. Also on display at the Geology Museum are rocks and minerals that glow, a model of a Wiscon ...

Photographs From Smithsonian Exhibits The Dinosaur Hall National Museum of Natural History The Dinosaur Hall at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC ==Smithsonian photo by Chip Clark. ---------- The bones of a fierce looking Allosaurus dinosaur. Photographed on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History ==Smithsonian Photo by Dane A. Penland ---------- Diplodocus,the tall, long-neck skeleton from a sauropod dinosaur (plant- ...

Earth Science Department, Division of Physical Sciences Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas 66801 The ESU Geology Museum has recently been renamed the Johnston Geology Museum in honor of Dr. Paul Johnston for his 38 years of dedication to the Earth Sciences Department and the University as a whole. He was responsible for starting the museum and has been director, curator, collector and jack-of-all-trades for the museum since its inception. The image above shows Paul doing wha ...

Fossil Vertebrates in the Burke Museum Mammals, Birds, Dinosaurs, Reptiles, Amphibians and Fishes On-line collections (catalogs and images) at the Burke Museum Catalog of Vertebrate Fossils Newest Specimens Donated Images of Specimens Bone Microstructure Courses in Vertebrate Paleontology at the UW Supporters of the Collections of Fossil Vertebrates Collectors and Donors of the Specimens in the Collection Photos of Special Fossil Exhibits and Attractions at th ...

Late Pleistocene Landscapes Plants Animals End of Pleistocene Extinction Cave Visit Credits References Cited Resources, Lessons This mural by R.G. Larson in the Illinois State By 16,000 years ago the height of the last major glaciationThe landscape of the Midwest was very different 16,000 years ago. Although glaciers were retreating, much of the midwestern U.S. was still under ice. Some areas had been only recently deglaciated. These areas may have been covered with bare sheets of till t ...

Exhibits Programs Membership Volunteers Internships Newsletter Museum Store Visit Us Forms Home Welcome! The mission of the Humboldt State University Natural History Museum, through its collections, exhibits, and programs, is to inspire in North Coast residents and visitors of all ages an understanding and appreciation of the dynamic natural world and to provide a learning laboratory for Humboldt State University students. The Summer Volunteer Search Is On T ...

New at the Museum! Children's Reading Space The museum has opened a new Reading Space, designed especially for kids and families! Filled with books, toys and hands-on materials, the Reading Space is great way to turn a museum visit into a fun, interactive, learning extravaganza! Quick Links: George C. Page Pit 91 Excavation Rancho La Brea Department Adventure in Nature Summer 2006 Education & School Visits Group Sales Fossil Laboratory Frequently Asked Questi ...

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Moscow may be better known for sites such as St. Basil's Cathedral on Red Square, however, it is also home to the world's largest paleontological institute (left). This affiliate of the Russian Academy of Sciences has more paleontologists under one roof than any other institution in the world. They have collections from all over the former Soviet Union and the world and researchers studying such diverse questions as the origin of life, dinosaurs from Mongolia, and mammals from cave faun ...

BRCC Paleontology The Collection FAQ's Resources Staff Paleontological Services Field Guide CONTACT: Tom Deméré 619.255.0232 fax: 619.232.0248 paleo@sdnhm.org The Department of Paleontology houses collections of fossil vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants collected primarily from Mesozoic- through Cenozoic-aged sites in southern California and northern Baja California, Mexico. Presently the collections include over 108,000 numbered species lots. The specimens have been ...

Of Mastodons, Mammoths and Other Giants of the Pleistocene Bones of a Mastodon. During the Pleistocene Epoch, from about 1.5 million to 10,000 years ago, the world grew cold. Great sheets of ice, sometimes a thousand feet thick, moved down from the north gouging out the land. These harsh conditions seemed to encourage the development of giant mammals (Probably because larger animals are better at competing for scare resources like food). Among them were the Mastodon, and the Mammoth ...

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Purchase tickets now—over 250,000 advanced tickets already sold! Take advantage of extended hours June 11th, 16th, 18th and 20th! Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs on view through January 1, 2007. Quick Links Admission How to Get Here Job Opportunities Volunteering Field Museum in the News Press Room Special Events Travel Programs Annual Fund On-line Exhibits On-line Interactives Butterfly Collection King Tutankhamun Tut Tickets Hall of Jades Tsavo Lions U ...

home|help|links|search|news|credits|people|information send comments by e-mail to:Dr Neil D. L. Clark Dinosaurs at the Hunterian Museum As a result of the extinction of the rugose corals, trilobites, and the depletion of brachiopod, bryozoan and crinoid forms, bivalves, gastropods and ammonoids diversify and become abundant in shallow marine environments. The land represented by the British Isles today remained under desert conditions until the Upper Triassic. Reptiles, early m ...