FREE EVENT: Annual Field Report (Nov 19th)
ANNUAL DINOSAUR FIELD REPORT (Nov 19th 6pm): Dr. Denver Fowler and Dr. Liz Freedman Fowler present the latest discoveries from our summer fieldwork digging dinosaurs, and the latest news from Badlands Dinosaur Museum. (NOTE: unlike in previous years, the 2020 presentation will not be given in a lecture hall –
JOB: SEASONAL PALEONTOLOGY ASSISTANT
SEASONAL POSITION – MUSEUM PALEONTOLOGY ASSISTANT As part of its summer programming, Dickinson Museum Center is seeking a seasonal paleontology assistant for the 2020 summer tourist season, starting in mid-late May or early June (flexible), and lasting up to 12 weeks. POSITION SUMMARY: The seasonal paleontologist is a position that
FREE EVENT: Annual Field Report (Nov 4th)
ANNUAL DINOSAUR FIELD REPORT (Nov 4th 5.30-8pm): Dr. Denver Fowler and Dr. Liz Freedman Fowler present the latest discoveries from our summer fieldwork digging dinosaurs, and the latest news from Badlands Dinosaur Museum. (FREE ENTRY & REFRESHMENTS) 5:00 – 5:30pm – Refreshments (Dickinson Library) 5:30 – 6:30pm – Public Presentation
FREE EVENT: Dino Chat
As part of our forthcoming symposium, “Cretaceous and Beyond” there will be a free public event. Meet with our panel of paleontology experts, learn a little about their research, and fire away with any questions you have about dinosaurs, fossils… who knows where the discussion will take us? Saturday 14th
Job Ad: Museum hiring FT preparator
Badlands Dinosaur Museum (Dickinson ND) is seeking to employ a fossil preparator (full-time) to add to its permanent paleontology staff. It is expected that the bulk of the preparation work will concern large dinosaur material and other vertebrates. Detailed job description, and information on applying can be found at the
Armored dinosaur teeth in the lab
ARMORED DINOSAUR TEETH: Since we returned from the field about a week ago, seasonal preparator (and fieldwork crewmember) Jack has been busy cleaning mud from around the skull of the nodosaur we collected in 2017. In this photo you can see ridged teeth still preserved in their tooth sockets. These
Molding and casting a dinosaur
Dr. Liz Freedman Fowler is busy molding this fossil slab in the lab – but what is it? All will be revealed later this year, but if you come by the museum and look in the lab, we’ll show you what it is (answer – it’s pretty awesome!). The molding
Opening a new ankylosaur jacket
This past week we have added a display case next to the laboratory window which showcases some of the recently prepared bones from the new armored dinosaur that we collected in summer 2017. “Ankylomania” is currently being prepared by lab volunteer Destiny (pictured). This photo shows us opening a new
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