Paleontology | Las Vegas NHM

Apr 2, 20232 min read

Forensic paleontologists use blowfly ‘cocoons’ to solve a 200-year-old cold case

Dr. Rowland, a paleontologist, has published his paper on how blowfly cocoons helped to solve a 200-year-old cold case- bison style.

Fossil Friday: There are Many Different Kinds of Fossils! Part 4

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Aug 12, 20223 min read

Fossil Friday: There are Many Different Kinds of Fossils! Part 4

Quiz (answers to quiz are at the end of this blog). 1) Body Fossils include all of the following except: a) Shells b) Indentations c)...

Fossil Friday: There Many Different Kinds of Fossils! Part 3

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Aug 5, 20225 min read

Fossil Friday: There Many Different Kinds of Fossils! Part 3

Quiz (Answers to the quiz are found at the end of this blog). 1) For the process of mummification to occur, usually an extremely hot or...

Fossil Friday: There are Many Different Kinds of Fossils! Part 2

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Jul 29, 20224 min read

Fossil Friday: There are Many Different Kinds of Fossils! Part 2

Quiz (answers to the quiz are at then end of this blog post) 1) The oldest fossil of any gecko was found encased in amber. This fossil...

Fossil Friday: There are Many Different Kinds of Fossils! Part 1

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Jul 22, 20223 min read

Fossil Friday: There are Many Different Kinds of Fossils! Part 1

By Synthia Durrant Quiz (Answers to quiz are at the end of this blog post.) 2) Blue Babe the fossil was named after: a) The fossil...

Fossil Friday: Not the Ancient Lizards You Might Think They Are

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Jul 8, 20222 min read

Fossil Friday: Not the Ancient Lizards You Might Think They Are

Quiz (answers to quiz are at the end of this blog): 1) The word “brooding” when talking about dinosaurs refers to: a) A way of...

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Apr 15, 20222 min read

Fossil Friday

The most expensive fossil to ever be sold and the implications of privately sold specimens.

Fossil Friday: Nevada’s New Giant Ichthyosaur

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Jan 30, 20222 min read

Fossil Friday: Nevada’s New Giant Ichthyosaur

Fossil Friday goes to the newest discover of the Cymbospondylus youngorum that lived 246 million years ago.

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Jan 29, 20222 min read

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Details of how our museum has survived 3 decades.

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May 27, 20211 min read

Is Green Las Vegas Gone Forever?

These herbivores were prey to animals like dire wolves and saber-toothed cats, said Steve Rowland, a paleontologist at the Las Vegas Natural

13 Things To Do This Week In Las Vegas For May 28 - June 4, 2021

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May 26, 20211 min read

13 Things To Do This Week In Las Vegas For May 28 - June 4, 2021

1. A new, life-size Dilophosaurus exhibit arrived recently at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, with the arrival of Paleo Artist, Brian

NEW DILOPHOSAURUS EXHIBIT AT NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

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Apr 28, 20211 min read

NEW DILOPHOSAURUS EXHIBIT AT NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

A new, life-size Dilophosaurus exhibit arrives at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum created by Paleo artist Brian Engh Friday, April 29,

Las Vegas Natural History Museum welcomes new dinosaur exhibit

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Apr 26, 20211 min read

Las Vegas Natural History Museum welcomes new dinosaur exhibit

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The Las Vegas Natural History Museum is debuting its latest exhibit featuring a new feathered dinosaur. The new life-size

Kalifano’s Prehistoric Cave Bear Finds a Home at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum

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Apr 8, 20211 min read

Kalifano’s Prehistoric Cave Bear Finds a Home at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum

A towering, ten-foot-tall, fossil cave bear skeleton is now on display at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, thanks to a generous donatio

The Famous Fossil Archaeocyathan Reefs of Nevada

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Mar 5, 20211 min read

The Famous Fossil Archaeocyathan Reefs of Nevada

You might not have guessed it, but among paleontologists who study fossil reefs, Nevada is quite famous. The earliest reefs on Earth, those

A new record for the antiquity of fossil DNA and the hybrid ancestry of Columbian mammoths

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Feb 26, 20212 min read

A new record for the antiquity of fossil DNA and the hybrid ancestry of Columbian mammoths

The 1993 movie Jurassic Park (yes, it was really 28 years ago ) introduced us to the idea of obtaining DNA from fossils and doing interestin

Camels in Southern Nevada's Fossil Record

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Feb 19, 20212 min read

Camels in Southern Nevada's Fossil Record

Paleontologists from the LVNHM are actively working on a 15-million-year-old fossil site (Miocene Epoch) in the Horse Spring Formation, nort

75th Anniversary of an Iconic Book on Life in the Past

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Feb 12, 20211 min read

75th Anniversary of an Iconic Book on Life in the Past

Seventy-five years ago, in 1946, an American artist named Charles R. Knight published a book titled, Life Through the Ages. You may not have

What was the life span of enormous megalodon sharks?

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Jan 29, 20212 min read

What was the life span of enormous megalodon sharks?

Megalodons (technically Otodus megalodon) are an extinct species of school-bus-size sharks that lived between about 23 million years ago and

How do paleontologists transport fragile fossil bones from the field to the lab?

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Jan 22, 20212 min read

How do paleontologists transport fragile fossil bones from the field to the lab?

Paleontologists often encounter a jumble of fragile fossil bones at an excavation site. Time may be short and the weather may be uncomfortab

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