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Fossils on the Northern Neck
In a great example of citizen science, local fossil collector Keith Fisher discovered an interesting site on the Northern Neck of Virginia (that’s the northern part of Virginia between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers). Through his contact with local land-owner … Continue reading
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Dinosaurs & Comic Books!!!
Comic books are an increasingly popular medium, yet their educational potential has been under-utilized. Moreover, dinosaurs and other ancient animals are frequently featured in comic books. This seemed like the perfect opportunity to fuse two things I love and see … Continue reading
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The Paleo Intern Says Goodbye (by Madison Pullis)
Hold onto your seats, folks, because the DINOSAUR FESTIVAL IS UPON US! As I write this post, museum staff are finishing everything for the grand opening of “Dinosaurs: Reign of the Giants!” For those of you wondering, the Dinosaur Festival … Continue reading
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Checking out Cave Bones (with B. Khameiss)
Belkasim has been going through the bone fauna sampled from a cave in Bath County, Virginia. Most of the bones and teeth come from small mammals that are still alive in Virginia today, like shrews, bats, rabbits and raccoons.
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The Paleo Intern Returns! (Guest blog by Madison)
Since the last post, I’ve finished preparing the sauropod toe bone, prepped another sauropod vertebra, and cleaned two currently unidentified and unrelated bones I have named Jane and John Doe-nosaur (I bet you didn’t know I was so pun-ny). Along … Continue reading
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RECORD 8,000!
Well… Ary and I are still working on the fossil insect grant. Things are slowly moving forward- but we have reached over 8,000 records! Woohooo! We have about 700 more to go as we need to photograph and catalog 8,910 insects … Continue reading
New Intern working on Virginia cave bones (guest blog written by Mr. B. Khameiss)
I am a new intern in the Paleo Lab at the Virginia Museum of Natural History, in association with the Smithsonian Institute. This is the first time I have been in this city and the museum as well. I am … Continue reading
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The Paleo Lab Welcomes A New Intern! (A guest blog by Madison Pullis)
Hello everyone! I am one of the new interns invading the Virginia Museum of Natural History this summer. My name is Madison Pullis and I can be found in the Paleontology lab most days. I am from Mt. Pleasant, Iowa … Continue reading
Return to Carmel Church
A couple weeks ago the VMNH paleo team returned to the renowned Carmel Church fossil site for a few days of excavation. This 14 million-year-old marine site has been producing for years and this time was no less. We had … Continue reading
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A haiku!
As we near out grant deadline, Ayranna and I have been working hard to finish up the digitization project. Things have begun to slow down, as we are running out of prepared specimens and now must take extra time to … Continue reading
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