Volunteers Arrive at the Museum to Assist With Inventory

Volunteers arrived at The Prehistoric Museum this week to assist with inventory. THanks to Cindy Smith for all of the wonderful photos documenting this week's hard work!

Bob Landgggraf-Barb Landgraf, Ken Carpenter-Tom Noland-Shellie Lullin-Cindy Smith-Angie Mathias

 

 

an amused Angie reading catalog description for a bone in her hand.

 

Angie just managed to make Ken think she knows what a fibula is.

Angie just managed to make Ken think she knows what a fibula is.

Angie Mathias reading out the identification of a small specimen.

Barb and Shellie trying to figure out the catalog number written on a specimen.

Busy working

Shellie discussing bones missing catalog numbers with Ken, while Barb awaits a decision.

Shellie is holding an Eolambia jv and adult tibia

Shellie looking for a catalog number on tail vertebra of Gastonia

Tom (on step stool) and Bob checking catalog numbers on sauropod bones

Tom reads aloud the catalog number on a dinosaur footprint, while Bob looks it up to verify in the catalog printout.

Whip-Crackin’ Indy of the Dino World

What is all this tail crack, whip business? Read the two articles below for more complete information



Nathan Myhrvold builds a robo-tail to show dinosaurs could create whip-crackin’ sonic booms

http://www.geekwire.com/2015/nathan-myhrvold-builds-a-robo-tail-to-show-dinosaurs-could-create-whip-crackin-sonic-booms/

Sauropod dinosaur may have whipped its tail like Indiana Jones

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28345-sauropod-dinosaur-may-have-whipped-its-tail-like-indiana-jones/

The Prehistoric Museum soon to accept submissions for their community art show

The Prehistoric Museum, USU Eastern will be accepting submissions from amateur and professional artists east of the Wasatch Front from November 11^th through November 17^th for their community art show. The criteria is two pieces 30” or under or one piece over 30”. The submissions can be any medium including photography, and dimensional art. (The Prehistoric Museum reserves the right to reject any entry). For questions please contact Lloyd Logan, 435-613-5760 or lloyd.logan@usu.edu

This show will run from November 21, 2015 through February 26, 2015. We hope to fill the gallery!