Oct 13 2021
National Fossil Day

National Fossil Day

Presented by Harvard Museums of Science and Culture and Harvard Museum of Natural History at Online/Virtual Space

Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a paleontologist?  Celebrate National Fossil Day—an event organized by the National Park Service—with Harvard paleontologists! Take a close look at museum fossils and learn how they are used to help solve mysteries about ancient life. What amazing creatures lived together in ancient oceans?  How do fossil tracks, traces, and burrows help us understand how extinct animals lived? How can we reconstruct an animal from just its bones? How did dinosaurs get so big? Bring your curiosity and questions to this online event for kids and families!

Program Schedule

9:30–10:30 am ET: Meet RJ Knecht, Mark Renczkowski, and Peter Bishop

Get a behind-the-scenes peek at the paleontology collection with graduate student RJ Knecht and curatorial assistant Mark Renczkowski as they uncover how fossil tracks, traces, and burrows help us understand how extinct animals lived. Then, meet postdoctoral fellow Peter Bishop and explore how we “rebuild” extinct dinosaurs and mammals just from clues in their bones.

Admission Info

Registration is free to all.

Phone: 617-959-3481

Email: hmscpr@hmsc.harvard.edu

Dates & Times

2021/10/13 - 2021/10/13

Location Info

Online/Virtual Space