Thursday, July 10, 2008

Happenings at Museum of the Earth...


Fossil ID Day
Saturday, July 12
10 am - 12 pm
Staff paleontologists at the Museum of the Earth and the Paleontological Research Institution help you identify your most puzzling find, from brachiopods to trilobites to funny-looking rocks.
For more information about the Museum of the Earth at PRI please visit our website: www.museumoftheearth.org. Fossil identification is included with your
admission to the museum.

Fossil Collecting Field Trip
Saturday, July 12
Tully, NY
11 am - 2 pm
Details about site location and what to bring will be sent one week prior to trip. Book early, as trips tend to fill up fast! (Adult, Student/Senior,Youth) Members: $9, $7, $3. Non Members: $17, $15, $5. Register today by calling 607-273-6623 x22.
For more information about the Museum of the Earth at PRI please visit our website: www.museumoftheearth.org.

Eggcellent Wednesday's
Wednesday, July 16
12 pm - 2 pm
Join us at Museum of the Earth for eggciting eggsperiments, eggtivities, and lots of dinosaur fun! We will explore our spectacular summer exhibit Hatching the Past: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies and then have hands-on dino-mite fun for fossil lovers of all ages! Their will also be a special craft to take home! For more information on the Museum of the Earth please view our website: www.museumoftheearth.org. Included with your admission to the Museum.


Natural History @ Noon
Saturday, July 19
12 pm - 1 pm
Horse Evolution: To Trot or to Gallop? That is the Question!
Dr. Miranda Patton, Cornell University
Come learn about horse evolution—from the form and function of these specialized animals, to the history of evolutionary biology, to some of the tricky philosophical problems built into Charles Darwin’s Evolution by Natural Selection. All of them can be considered by asking a simple question: Did horses evolve to trot or to gallop? For more information on the Museum of the Earth please view our website: www.museumoftheearth.org. Included with your admission to the Museum.