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  • Specimen jackets

    Posted 04/01/2011 by Logan Ivy | Comments
    Fossil specimens are found on the surface or at a relatively shallow depth in the ground or rock.  In such a situation the fossils are often cracked or broken.  This can be due to weathering if on the surface, water infiltration if at a shallow depth, root penetration, or expansion a…
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  • Snowmastodon Collections Update

    Posted 03/09/2011 by Logan Ivy | Comments
    Those who tuned in February 1 to watch the NOVA/National Geographic special Ice Age Death Trap are familiar with the 10-week sprint led by the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to excavate Ziegler Reservoir, an ancient lake bed full of pristine bones, invertebrates, and plant mate…
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  • Snowmass Site work

    Posted 02/28/2011 by Logan Ivy | Comments
    Sediments from the Pleistocene Snowmass Village site are being washed through fine mesh screens and the material stopped by the screens is being picked through to find small fossil animals.  This work is being perfomed by the volunteers and they are finding rodent teeth, amphibian bo…
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