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RMDRC News
We had a great summer and a big thanks goes out to all our visitors both
locally and from around the globe.
Our August "Critter Fest" was a huge success as we gave out nearly 200 FREE
"Critter Habitats" and a number of animals were adopted through this event.
We are already planning to make next years event even better.
School has started and we are well prepared for upcoming tours. This year,
we are incorporating language arts into our school tours to meet the
state-wide request to increase this area of education.
In the back of the museum, you will see a flurry of activity as we prepare
to ship a large number of cast skeletons around the globe to various
customers. We also have a large amount of fossil skeletons that need to be
prepared and restored -including our most exciting find, Pete the
Daspletosaur.
Hope to see you in the museum!
Sincerely,
Dave Ehlert
RMDRC Director
dave@rmdrc.com
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RMDRC Upcoming Events
September 16
Cruise Above the Clouds
Join RMDRC for an extra special Saturday
on September 16th with Mad Science shows at 11am, 1pm and 3pm and a display
of collector cars in front of the museum! This event runs in conjunction
with the Woodland Park Cruise Above the Clouds Car Show.
October 7, 2006
Scouting Out the Dinos
Are you interested in the Boy Scouts? Come to RMDRC as we
host a Boy Scout Recruitment day with a fossil dig, shale-splitting,
hedgehogs & more! The event is open to current Boy Scouts and anyone
interested in learning about the organization. Admission will be $4 for boys
13 and under.
October 28
Halloween at RMDRC
Mad Science returns for a special Halloween edition of
“Fire and Ice.” Shows will start at 11am, 1pm and 3pm and other spooky
activities will be set-up in the museum.
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Lab & Field News
Our very active field season is
finally winding down, and we've brought some of our exciting finds back to the
lab. Our biggest dinosaur, "Pete 3" is a 36 foot long Daspletosaurus from
Montana that is up to 70% complete. Daspletosaurus was a large meat eater,
thought to be the direct ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex. The 4 ton field jacket
can be seen through the lab viewing windows, and we hope to start on major prep
very soon.
We also recovered a skull from Montana of a duck-billed dinosaur called
Gryposaurus. Nearby a landowner discovered a bonebed deposit that we will be
investigating in mid-September. On that trip we will also be finishing recovery
of a Triceratops skull, "Pookie" from South Dakota. Two other Triceratops and a
partial Pachycephalosaurus that were discovered this summer will have to wait
until next year for recovery. We hope you stop by and check out our new real
fossils soon!
Thanks,
Anthony Maltese
Curator
anthony@rmdrc.com
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From the Education Desk
Greetings,
I am thrilled to announce our updated
school and adult tour programs. Based on your feedback, I have designed
school group tours with more hands-on experiences and activities, and adult
group tours with more opportunities for learning and social interaction. If
you are a school or community group that wants to enjoy a tour, please call
Katy at 719-686-1820 x 111 to reserve your date. I look forward to meeting
you.
For the book enthusiast, Prehistoric Journey: A History
of Life on Earth, by K. Johnson and R. Stucky of the Denver Museum of Nature
& Science, is a beautifully illustrated introduction to the wonders of the
prehistoric world. Through dramatic illustrations, colorful photographs, and
understandable text, the book provides a series of snapshots through time by
bringing to life eight exquisite fossil sites. Stop by the Prehistoric
Paradise gift store and pick up your copy, I hope you enjoy the book as much
as I did.
Regards,
Pat White
Education Director
pat@rmdrc.com
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More
About "Pete"
Pete is a huge Daspletosaurus we recently collected in Montana. It preceeds
Tyrannosaurus rex by about 8-10 million years. Come visit the RMDRC and see
Pete is his jacket.
Pete's bones (mainly ribs showing) being prepared at RMDRC
The 4 ton jacket containing the large upper section of Pete
Here is what a Daspletosaurus might have looked like
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Dinosaur News
Dinosaur Tracks
are an excellent trace fossil that can explain behavior
A huge new dinosaur measuring 35 meters in length is
found in China.
Scientists develop a theory as to why a number of
dinosaurs died
in the same spot in Canada.
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