Paleontology
This October Western Science Center is opening a new temporary exhibit, Life in the Slow Lane: The Secret Lives of Snails and Slugs. As the title implies, we'll be looking at all things gastropods, including their diversity, behavior, and fossil record. I love doing this kind of exhibit
Paleontology
A story of hidden fossils, microCT scanners, and a tiny dragon.
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Thanks to Hurricane Camille, we discovered an odd set of whale ribs.
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Sea cows aren’t the only animals with dense ribs.
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Sometimes you just have to pack on the weight.
My friend Eric loves a good meal, so to encourage him to read the posts and recognize how awesome ribs are, I'll be starting each post on rib anatomy with an example of ribs from restaurants near the museum!
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Ribs don’t need barbecue sauce to be interesting!
The Western Science Center's alligator lizard (Elgaria multicarinata) moved into its new habitat earlier this week, beside our display of Pleistocene microvertebrate fossils from Diamond Valley Lake. As I mentioned last week, these lizards are native to the area, and have been for a long time. We actually
Pest control is a big deal for museums, as they can severely damage certain types of collections. But despite our best efforts wildlife will occasionally make its way into the museum, sometimes even including small vertebrates. Generally we release these back into the wild, but we do have a small
Some years ago I was making numerous trips to museums all over California documenting mastodon remains across the state, a project that eventually led to the description of the Pacific mastodon (Mammut pacificus). The four largest mastodon collections in the state are at the Western Science Center (where I work)
Why is Kentucky so great for bourbon production? A big part of the story involves geology, and what was happening 450 million years ago.
I learned a thing about lizard vertebrae.