Fossil Wednesdays

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Event Details
  • Dates/Times:
    • Wednesday February 1, 2017 - Thursday February 2, 2017
      4:00 pm - 5:59 pm
    • Wednesday February 8, 2017 - Thursday February 9, 2017
      4:00 pm - 5:59 pm
    • Wednesday February 15, 2017 - Thursday February 16, 2017
      4:00 pm - 5:59 pm
    • Wednesday February 22, 2017 - Thursday February 23, 2017
      4:00 pm - 5:59 pm
    • Wednesday March 1, 2017 - Thursday March 2, 2017
      4:00 pm - 5:59 pm
    • Wednesday March 15, 2017 - Thursday March 16, 2017
      4:00 pm - 5:59 pm
    • Wednesday March 29, 2017 - Thursday March 30, 2017
      4:00 pm - 5:59 pm
    • Wednesday April 5, 2017 - Thursday April 6, 2017
      4:00 pm - 5:59 pm
    • Wednesday April 12, 2017 - Thursday April 13, 2017
      4:00 pm - 5:59 pm
    • Wednesday April 19, 2017 - Thursday April 20, 2017
      4:00 pm - 5:59 pm
  • Location: Room 326, Cherry Emerson Building
  • Phone:
  • URL:
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  • Fee(s):
    Free
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Contact

Jenny McGuire

jmcguire@biology.gatech.edu

Summaries

Summary Sentence: Experience what it is like to be a paleontologist by finding and identifying fossil specimens from Natural Trap Cave.

Full Summary: Experience what it is like to be a paleontologist by finding and identifying fossil specimens from Natural Trap Cave.

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  • Jenny McGuire helps a student identify a fossil fragment. (Photo by Nathanael Levinson) Jenny McGuire helps a student identify a fossil fragment. (Photo by Nathanael Levinson)
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Become a fossil hunter and help discover how communities have changed through time. Experience what it is like to be a paleontologist, finding and identifying new specimens. You will be picking 30,000-year-old fossil specimens from rock matrix that has been brought back from Natural Trap Cave, WY. These specimens are part of research project that is examining how the community of species living around Natural Trap Cave has changed since the extinction of the cheetahs, lions, dire wolves, mammoths, camels, horses, and other megafauna that used to live in North America.

You are welcome to participate anytime that is convenient, with no commitment necessary. All are welcome, so bring your friends!

For more information, contact Jenny McGuire (jmcguire@biology.gatech.edu).

Related Links

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

General, College of Sciences, School of Biological Sciences

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Public, Undergraduate students, Graduate students
Categories
Career/Professional development, Other/Miscellaneous, Training/Workshop
Keywords
Biology, fossils, fun
Status
  • Created By: Kristen Bailey
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Jan 31, 2017 - 10:30am
  • Last Updated: Apr 13, 2017 - 5:13pm