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| "Putting Fossil Collections in Context," curator's talk by Matthew Houle |
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| Start Date: | 11/6/2009 | Start Time: | 1:30 PM |
| End Date: | 11/6/2009 | End Time: | 2:00 PM |
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Event Description
Matthew Houle is curator of museum collections, University Museums, and curator of the exhibition Traces of Time: Fossils from the Collection. |
Location Information:
University of Richmond - Lora Robins Gallery
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Contact Information:
Name: University of Richmond Museums
Phone: (804) 289-8276 |
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Admission Information:
This is a free public program. |
Other Details:
The exhibition explores different prehistoric environments with examples of fossil plants and animals from the collection. The specimens show some of the similarities and differences between earlier earth environments and modern ecosystems. Highlights include fossils from the Green River Formation in the United States and the Santana Formation in Brazil and flora and fauna that were native to what is now Virginia and the mid-Atlantic region, such as the Pliocene scallop Chesapecten jeffersonius. |
Remarks:
The exhibition is open through June 20, 2010. The Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature is open Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Closed Fall Break (10/10–13) and Thanksgiving Week (11/23–30) and Semester Break (12/17–1/4). Admission is free. |
Ticket Order URL:
museums.richmond.edu |
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