The end of the year is always a good time for reflecting on recent accomplishments – especially since I am writing the Sternberg Museum Paleontology Department’s annual report. 2015 was a great year for paleontology at the Museum, with exciting plans on the horizon. New ProgramsWe continued established traditions like celebrating National Fossil Day (October),ContinueContinue reading “2015: Comings and Goings”
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Darwin Day: It’s for the birds
Birds have played a large role in understanding the origin of species. Birds are abundant and diverse, with some great examples of over-the-top plumage and behaviors. Knowing what we know now about evolutionary mechanisms, it’s easy to see why birds continue to be model organisms for studying natural selection, sexual selection (a sub-category of naturalContinueContinue reading “Darwin Day: It’s for the birds”
National Fossil Day…why?
Wednesday, October 15th is National Fossil Day. And in case you didn’t know it, this is the 5th annual National Fossil Day. In 2010, The National Park service joined together with museums, institutions, organizations, and other educational and natural history groups to initiate a nation-wide celebration of our fossil resources. This day is held annuallyContinueContinue reading “National Fossil Day…why?”
National Fossil Day 2014
On Wednesday, October 15th, the United States is celebrating National Fossil Day. And the Sternberg Museum is joining in the fun! National Fossil Day is a day museums, organizations, institutions, government agencies, and other groups dedicate to educating the public on the importance of preserving and understanding fossils. To this end, the Sternberg is extending theirContinueContinue reading “National Fossil Day 2014”
Celebrating Kansas’s new state fossils at the Sternberg Museum!
Tylosaurus (top) and Pteranodon (bottom) fossils ondisplayat the Sternberg Museum of Natural Historyin Hays, Kansas.Last month, the Kansas legislators passed a bill naming Pteranodon and Tylosaurus as the state fossils of Kansas. Tomorrow, Wednesday April 23rd, Kansas governor Sam Brownback will visit the Sternberg Museum here in Hays for a ceremonial signing of the fossil bill. The billContinueContinue reading “Celebrating Kansas’s new state fossils at the Sternberg Museum!”
Laura E. Wilson, Ph.D. 