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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Airigami comes to VMNH
For the last three days, the balloon sculpture artists from Airigami have been in VMNH’s Hall of Ancient Life, installing a temporary extension of our current “Dinosaurs” exhibit. Just as one of the centerpieces of the exhibit is the cast … Continue reading
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Yorktown whale wrap-up
On Thursday we finished up our excavation of the Yorktown whale, racing to beat a weather front that was moving into the area and which would have almost certainly destroyed any exposed bone. We took out several jackets, including one … Continue reading
Posted in Chesapeake Group, Yorktown whale
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Yorktown whale day 3; the Navy to rescue!
I’ve been a bit concerned about this excavation. It’s supposed to start raining on Friday, and with the pit already only a few inches above the water table it will rapidly flood. We’ve been getting a lot of help from … Continue reading
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Yorktown whale day 2
Today was a busy and surprising day for us on the York River, as we continued excavating a large fossil baleen whale from the Eastover Formation. One of the morning’s first activities was a series of interviews with the Navy; … Continue reading
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The Yorktown whale
When we talk about whales from the U.S. Atlantic coast, we’re usually talking about specimens from the Middle Miocene Calvert Formation, since the vast majority of the whales from this region come from that unit. However, there are other units … Continue reading
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New molding project
Our molding and casting program has been very active over the last few months, especially since renovations and upgrades to some of our lab equipment has made it difficult to do a lot of prep work. We started a new … Continue reading
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