Partnership expands museum fossil collection

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November 29, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 29, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT: Cody Hefner (513) 608-5777, chefner@cincymuseum.org

Partnership expands museum fossil collection and gives guests a front row seat

Cincinnati Museum Center partners with Elevation Science Institute on fossil digs, preparation and curation

Elevation Science has been leading public paleontology expeditions in Montana since 2017, including – coincidentally – at many of the same field sites previously worked by teams led by CMC paleontologists from 2000 to 2012. CMC teams working on these sites previously excavated a Diplodocus bonebed and an incredible array of Jurassic-age dinosaur fossils, including the 50-foot-long Galeamopus greeting guests at the entrance to its Dinosaur Hall in the Museum of Natural History & Science. These fossil sites are all located on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management.