Happy New Year

Happy New Year!

Hope it's a great 2009.

Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Dinosaurs in Their Time

The new exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Dinosaurs in Their Time, shows great ingenuity in the way the displays are organized. Its one of those exhibits where no expense was spared. I particularly like the fossil fish tank with fossil fish from the Kansas Chalk pictured above.

With Thanks

Dunkleosteus terrrelli

After a recent conference trip, I would like to thank the following for their enthusiasm towards palaeontology.
Lucy Leahey and Steve Salisbury, The University of Queensland. www.uq.edu.au/dinosaurs
Stephen J. Godfrey and Yasemin Tulu, Calvert Marine Museum.
Denny Diveley, John Maisey, Jennifer Lane, AMNH.
Amelia May, Research Casting International. www.rescast.com
Alison Murray, University of Alberta
Bill and Jane Murray, Paleo tools.
Christopher Shaw, La Brea Tar Pits.
Tracie Bennitt, Triebold Palaeontology, Inc.
Allan Langheinrich, Langs Fossils.
Ben Matzen, GANDA.
John Scott Lucas, Phil Fraley Productions, Inc.

A novel idea

Passing through Taipei International Airport recently, a new approach to get visitors into museums is to bring the exhibits to the airport. Not only does it provide something for travellers to do other than shop, but provides excellent learning environment, it also serves as a place to chill, especially after flying for 10 hours.