October 12, 2016 - 5:30 pm
About this event
The Dunn-Seiler Museum at Mississippi State is celebrating National Fossil Day with a Fossil Extravaganza! Our public reception will include museum tours, children's activities, and complimentary refreshments. Winners of the 2016 K-12 Fossil art and story contests will be on display in the museum, which is home to mammoth and mastodon remains, dinosaur bones, an extinct crocodile and much more! This year, we have on loan the replica of an extinct North American lion's jaw, which was first found in Mississippi. Click the "Link" below for more information. We look forward to seeing you!
Details
Type
No Appropriate Type
Location
Hilbun Hall - Room 112 (355 Lee Blvd.)
Cost
Free
Primary Sponsoring Organization
Department of Geosciences (Dunn-Seiler Museum)
Sponsoring Organization's Web Site
Additional Information
Celebrating its 100th anniversary, Mississippi State's Department of Geosciences offers courses and expertise in several areas of the earth sciences, including climatology, geocognition, geography, geology, geospatial analysis and meteorology. The Dunn-Seiler Museum features mineral and rock collections, meteorites and extensive fossil displays from throughout Mississippi and the Southeast.