This Weekend at Museum of the Earth...

Friday, February 22nd Museum Tour 11:30 am

Take a journey back in time and learn about the history of life on Earth as you take a guided tour of the Museum of the Earth.

Ice Age Life 1:00 pm

What can fossils of Ice Age elephants tell us about environments 12,000 years ago?
How did glaciers create the local landscape of lakes and gorges? Answer these questions and more as you discover the Hyde Park mastodon and other clues left behind in 12,000 year old mud.

Saturday, February 23rd Museum Tour 11:00 am

Take a journey back in time and learn about the history of life on Earth as you take a guided tour of the Museum of the Earth.

Natural History at Noon
12:00 pm
Dr. Paula Mikkelsen



Clams are Cool! The Natural History of Bivalves

Dr. Mikkelsen is the Director of Publications at PRI and its Museum of the Earth. She has published several books on shells and pearls. She will be available after her lecture for a book signing of her two most recent publications:

Seashells of Southern Florida: Bivalves
and
Pearls: A Natural History

Fossil Fish Preparation 1:00-2:00 pm

Watch fossil fish be prepared in our Fossil Preparation Lab and then try it yourself with Museum staff.

Sunday, February 24th

Last Day of Dinosaurs In Popular Culture!!!!



Mineral ID Day
12:00-1:30 pm

Have a mineral and not a fossil? No problem. The museum's long-time volunteer, Eniko Farkas, a geologist and member of the Cayuga Gem and Mineral Club, helps identify your mystifying Mineral.