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E-NEWSLETTER / March 2005
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Looking Forward and Back: These are exciting times. It's been a wild ride through the last few months here at the dinosaur center... Triebold Paleontology, Inc. (the personnel behind the scenes at the museum), is inundated with orders of cast dinosaurs from all over the world. If there is a barometer on how the dinosaur industry is doing, I couldn't tell you but we are excited to produce specimens that will be seen by millions of visitors. You may have seen us on the TV lately for either having a T. rex at the museum or because a portion of our new billboard was stolen recently! Yes, I know it sounds silly, but it happened. As luck, and thieves, would have it, our dino-head billboard was returned to its former location. Sometimes we have to take a moment and thank the fantastic support our members have given us. On Feb 11th, we did just that with a party and T. rex unveiling. It was a great night and more members events are to come later in the year. We have partnered with the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs by providing a portion of our traveling exhibit: Savage Ancient World. An Oviraptor, Pachycephalosaurs, dinosaur tracks, and meteorite will be on display March 1st through May 22nd. More info can be found here. Discounts to the RMDRC will be provided to Zoo visitors for this period. Finally, we are beginning Dino Photos this month. Visitors will be able to pose with various "hungry" dinosaurs. Prices are $10 for the first photo and $5 for each additional photo. These are great conversation pieces and will make you and your family laugh out loud! Sincerely, |
Dinosaur News:
Keep up to date with the latest news from the RMDRC and beyond...... Australia is the site of the most species-rich collection of polar dinosaurs in the world. Follow this link to read the article. Some of the oldest sea turtle fossils ever found reveal that the remarkable sea turtle remains virtually unchanged. Follow this link to read the article.
News from the RMDRC Lab: One of the most important and interesting bones of Sir William, the lacrimal (the bone directly in front of the eye), is currently being prepared. Paleo techs Jacob and Josh have been working on a few more vertebrae. It looks like we have more of the vertebral column of Sir William than we initially thought.
We have recently received quite a few orders for our specimens from other
museums. This has kept many of our paleo techs very busy making many cast
dinosaur mounts for those museums.
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NEWS Missing dinosaur head from billboard Even something very large, out of reach, on display along a major highway, and bolted down is not safe anymore. The Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center offered a reward for information leading to the return of the Albertosaurus head, stolen from the Monument Hill billboard on I-25 between Feb. 4-10. The head piece is 9 foot by 4 foot, really ferocious looking and weighs close to 100 pounds. Tire marks near the billboard site indicate it was probably disconnected from the billboard with power tools -- a lot of effort on the thieves' part and was removed from the scene after a weekend snow. The head reappeared after significant news coverage and was found the next day laying next to the fence by the billboard. “We’ve never had a billboard extension stolen before. Why? Why would someone want to steal this huge dinosaur head?” wondered Roben Blakey, Southern Colorado Account Executive for Viacom Outdoor. “Somebody must really want a piece of a dinosaur to risk life and limb taking it.” Well, maybe they should become paleontologists instead of thieves. If you visit the RMDRC you can see Pebbles -- the eight foot tall, 20-25 foot long Albertosaurus on double display in our large glass walled gallery. The image of Pebble's three foot long skull full of dagger-like teeth is used as part of our billboard marketing campaign. We are all extremely
elated that Pebbles has been returned to us unharmed. |
ANNOUNCEMENT
Artist / Technician
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An art degree or background is preferred
for this position. Applicants must have
experience with carpentry, welding, and sculpting. Experience with geology,
biology, education and public speaking preferred. Full time or part time possibilities.
Applicants must be available on weekends. Salary commensurate with experience. Candidate
must live in or near Woodland Park, CO (1/2 hr from Colorado Springs). Contact
Walter Stein / RMDRC Curator / 719-686-1820 x110. Resume & cover letter
required. Email in MS Word format to
bill@rmdrc.com : Part time Visitor Experience Guide - A Visitor Experience Guide ensures that our guests enjoy their visit by answering questions, giving tours, showing guests real fossil specimens, and conducting a variety of activities at the kids area. These activities will include demonstrations on paleontological techniques, geology, memory games, story time, and other activities. Contact Dave Ehlert / RMDRC Director / 719-686-1820 x109. Resume & cover letter required. Email in MS Word format to dave@rmdrc.com |
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RECENT EVENT An encore presentation by popular demand: "Our Amazing Universe -- An Introduction" Due to the success of our first astronomy lecture and viewing presented in January we held two more astronomy lectures on Sat., Feb. 19 and Sun., Feb. 20. Attendees learned astronomy basics in a one-hour astronomy lecture presented by RMDRC Director Dave Ehlert in our theatre followed by a viewing through a telescope outdoors. Thank you to all who participated. Our next astronomy lecture and viewing is scheduled for Sat., Apr. 23 from 8-10 p.m. Call 686-1820 x 112 for reservations. Attendees are welcome to bring their own telescopes if desired. The topic will be announced at a later date. RECENT EVENT
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ANNOUNCEMENT T. rex on exhibit for a limited time “T. rex was one of the most impressive creatures ever to walk our planet standing 14 feet tall, stretching up to 45 feet long and weighing seven tons,” wrote paleontologist Brent Breithaupt, director and curator of The Geological Museum at the University of Wyoming who presented a lecture on T.rex on Saturday, February 12th at 2 p.m. to a packed marine exhibit hall in the RMDRC. “After over a century of research, discoveries during the last decade continue to provide interesting insights about this dinosaur,” Breithaupt said. “Restorations of T. rex over the years illustrate how science has progressed and how our ideas on prehistoric beasts have changed, as new information and interpretations become available. Continued research has refined our view of this beast from the early restorations of a bulky, three-fingered, tail-dragging reptile, to those of a sleek, active, specialized dinosaur." Come see the tyrant lizard king at the RMDRC until May 15 on exhibit in honor of the 100th anniversary of the naming of T. rex. |
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