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from the issue of November 4, 2004
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New Museum exhibit allows for a "Walk Through Time"
Sharks, dinosaurs and rhinos don't come to mind when most people think of Nebraska, but they all have a common history in this part of the country, as illustrated in "A Walk Through Time," a new ongoing exhibit at the University of Nebraska State Museum.
The display, on the main floor of Morrill Hall, introduces visitors to the vast scale of geologic time as it ties other exhibits seen throughout the museum into the range of time. Two-dimensional exhibit panels with three-dimensional fossil displays are used to illustrate the types of life forms that existed in the region throughout the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. Examples include a fossil tooth spiral from an ancient shark, fossil leaves and casts of camel and rhino skulls.
The exhibit was curated and designed by NU State Museum faculty and staff, including paleontologists Michael R. Voorhies and Robert M. Hunt Jr., along with museum director and geologist Priscilla Grew, museum associate for education Cindy Loope, and exhibit specialists Joel Nielsen and Ron Pike.
The NU State Museum is in Morrill Hall. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday and holidays. Admission is $8 family or $4 adult, $2 child. Children under 5 are free. Free visitor parking is available in front of Morrill Hall. For more information, call 472-2642 or visit the Web site at www.unl.edu/museum.
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