A5072589349- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Geological formations and processes
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- Archaeology and Natural History
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Museums and Cultural Heritage
- Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Geological Studies and Exploration
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Historical Astronomy and Related Studies
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Geological and Geophysical Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Historical and Architectural Studies
- History of Science and Natural History
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Geological Modeling and Analysis
Field Museum of Natural History
2023-2024
Milwaukee Public Museum
2000
A comprehensive overview of volunteer-driven public programs focused on activities to enhance natural history collections (NHCs) is provided. The initiative revolves around the WeDigBio events and Collections Club at Field Museum, aiming deepen public’s connection with scientific collections, participatory science, improve data associated specimens. implementation journey these are outlined, including surveys conducted from 2015 through 2021 gauge participant motivation, satisfaction, impact...
Abstract The late Carboniferous (Middle Pennsylvanian, ∼307 Ma ago) Mazon Creek Lagerstätte found in northern Illinois, USA, is unique for its exceptional biotic diversity as well the human endeavours, both professional and avocational, that brought vast numbers of fossils new species to science. In 1997, Fossil Beds, exposed along River near Benson Road, Morris, IL, became a National Historic Landmark. are preserved siderite (iron carbonate, FeCO 3 ) concretions within lower 3–8 m Francis...
In 1912, the Field Museum purchased Henry Pratten's collection of fossils. One specimens was a dalmanitid trilobite with large eyes (Fig. 1) that Pratten collected from Devil’s Backbone. 1933, this specimen described as new species trilobite, Dalmanites pratteni (P 16704) (Roy 1933). Delo (1935) genus Dalmanitoides and assigned it to family, Synphorinae. He noted has similar ornamentation genus. (1940) later places D. in Odontochile . Other authors refer (Clarkson Levi-Setti 1975;Levi-Setti...