Published: October 14, 2024
Issue No. III
Whose scat is that? Can you match these eight animals to their scat?
The Dolese Bros. Co.’s Richards Spur Quarry, in Elgin, Oklahoma, is the world’s most productive source of fossils for Permian-aged vertebrates. For more than 80 years, Dolese Bros. Co. has had an agreement to contribute these finds to the University of Oklahoma and the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History.
Taking care of bats, feeding them, and watching them fly around was an eye-opening experience. It gave me a newfound appreciation for these incredible creatures and their vital role in our ecosystem.
Luck Stone’s Culpeper Stone Quarry in Stevensburg, Virginia, opened in 1922 as a siltstone and shale quarry. In the mid-1970s, over 1,000 dinosaur tracks were discovered at the quarry. Since then, new tracks have been discovered 100 feet below the original find!
Have you ever seen something so cool that you wanted to pick it up and take it home? Learn how to make a cast of animal tracks using Plaster of Paris.
While geologists often discover fossils by accident, paleontologists are always digging intentionally in places that they think have a good chance to find them. Whether they are digging in the field, studying fossils in a lab, or even just looking at old rock layers, paleontologists are always on the lookout for the next exciting find that could teach us more about the history of life on Earth.
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