Samantha is Director of Public Programs at Museum of the Earth, and today she took time out of her busy schedule to show you how we prepare fossils. The fossil that she is working on is for an upcoming exhibit:
Fishing for Fossils...Fossils of the Green River Formation Opening March 8, 2008
What a great video. I heard about it and had to check it out. I love natural history and must say I envy you and your job. I travel to a different state each week for work, so I will have to make a point to stop by if I'm ever in town.
PRI and its Museum of the Earth is located in Ithaca, NY, and was founded in 1932 by Gilbert Harris, professor of geology at Cornell University, to house his collection and library, the Institution has gone through several expansions, most recently with the creation of the Museum of the Earth. The Museum contains 8000 square feet of permanent exhibits, telling the history of life on Earth through the geological record of the Northeastern U.S. Unique elements include the skeletons of the Hyde Park Mastodon and Right Whale #2030 and the 544 square foot mural, Rock of Ages Sands of Time.
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Sam,
What a great video. I heard about it and had to check it out. I love natural history and must say I envy you and your job. I travel to a different state each week for work, so I will have to make a point to stop by if I'm ever in town.
Stephanie Warren
Atlanta, GA
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