National Fossil Day Celebration - McKinney

The Dallas Paleo Society and the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary present...

Featured speakers:

• 11AM    Ed Swiatovy       
  Paleontological advisor to the Sherman Museum and co-author of “A Fossil Collector’s Guide to the North Sulphur River”
• 1PM    Roger Farish      
  Co-author of “The Collector’s Guide to Fossil Shark and Rays from the Cretaceous of Texas’

Activities and resources will include:

• Demonstrations on prepping recovered fossil remains, showing the steps needed to prepare specimens for display and study with before-and-after materials.  Demonstrations will featuring the DPS’s current work on the “Garland Mosasaur”
• “Tools of the Trade” display of the various tools used by fossil hunters while looking for and extracting fossils. 
• “Seeded” fossil sand pit with specimens for kids to find and keep
• “Micro-fossil” screening demonstration
• Fossil identification.  Bring in your finds and we will try to identify the object and provide some information regarding them.
• Hands-on samples of the various types of fossils that exist in Texas with supporting materials describing them
• Museum-quality objects found and prepared by members of the Dallas Paleo Society
• “FBI” handouts for kids.  The Fossil Bureau of Investigation is a sub-division of the Dallas Paleo Society and will have materials for kids to join in the fun of the science of Paleontology.
• And more!