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Fossil Friday

May 3
1 min

Dinosaur Ball is Back: September 25, 2021

The Las Vegas Natural History Museum's Dinosaur Ball is back September 25, 2021. Save the date for an exciting evening at the Museum.

Las Vegas businesses start to see light at the end of the tunnel

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Mar 15
2 min

Las Vegas businesses start to see light at the end of the tunnel

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — It’s a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. On Monday, many local businesses were allowed to open at 50% capacity

The Famous Fossil Archaeocyathan Reefs of Nevada

Dr. Rowland

Mar 5
1 min

The Famous Fossil Archaeocyathan Reefs of Nevada

You might not have guessed it, but among paleontologists who study fossil reefs, Nevada is quite famous. The earliest reefs on Earth, those

A new record for the antiquity of fossil DNA and the hybrid ancestry of Columbian mammoths

Dr. Rowland

Feb 26
2 min

A new record for the antiquity of fossil DNA and the hybrid ancestry of Columbian mammoths

The 1993 movie Jurassic Park (yes, it was really 28 years ago ) introduced us to the idea of obtaining DNA from fossils and doing interestin

Camels in Southern Nevada's Fossil Record

Dr. Rowland

Feb 19
2 min

Camels in Southern Nevada's Fossil Record

Paleontologists from the LVNHM are actively working on a 15-million-year-old fossil site (Miocene Epoch) in the Horse Spring Formation, nort

75th Anniversary of an Iconic Book on Life in the Past

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Feb 12
1 min

75th Anniversary of an Iconic Book on Life in the Past

Seventy-five years ago, in 1946, an American artist named Charles R. Knight published a book titled, Life Through the Ages. You may not have

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Feb 5
1 min

Virtual Tour of the Smithsonian

As a Smithsonian Affiliate, we like to explore all that the Smithsonian has to offer. Did you know that you can take a virtual tour of the N

What was the life span of enormous megalodon sharks?

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Jan 29
2 min

What was the life span of enormous megalodon sharks?

Megalodons (technically Otodus megalodon) are an extinct species of school-bus-size sharks that lived between about 23 million years ago and

Rock 'n' roll with a new geological exhibit at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum

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Jan 27
1 min

Rock 'n' roll with a new geological exhibit at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum

The Las Vegas Natural History Museum has added a new geological exhibit. With partnership from the Nevada Division of Minerals and the Comm

New Nevada Geology Exhibit Opens At Las Vegas Natural History Museum

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Jan 27
1 min

New Nevada Geology Exhibit Opens At Las Vegas Natural History Museum

A new geology exhibit, created in partnership with the Nevada Division of Minerals, with funding provided by the Commission on Mineral Resou

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Jan 27
1 min

Nevada Rocks! New Nevada Geology Exhibit Opens at Las Vegas Natural History Museum

A new geology exhibit, created in partnership with the Nevada Division of Minerals, with funding provided by the Commission on Mineral Resou

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Jan 27
1 min

New Nevada Geology Exhibit Opens at Las Vegas Natural History Museum

A new geology exhibit, created in partnership with the Nevada Division of Minerals, with funding provided by the Commission on Mineral Resou

How do paleontologists transport fragile fossil bones from the field to the lab?

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Jan 22
2 min

How do paleontologists transport fragile fossil bones from the field to the lab?

Paleontologists often encounter a jumble of fragile fossil bones at an excavation site. Time may be short and the weather may be uncomfortab

Dire Wolf DNA Analysis Reveals a Surprising Ancestry

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Jan 15
2 min

Dire Wolf DNA Analysis Reveals a Surprising Ancestry

Dire wolves, which recently became famous in pop culture via 'Game of Thrones,' were real wolves! They were probably the dominant predators

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Jan 8
1 min

What color were dinosaur eggs?

Some bird eggs are very colorful, such as the blue robin egg in the first photo (from the LVNHM bird egg collection). But no other egg-layin

The Days are Getting Longer: It’s Recorded in the Fossils

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Jan 1
2 min

The Days are Getting Longer: It’s Recorded in the Fossils

Dr. Rowland back for our first #FossilFriday of 2021! Does it seem like the years are flying by, with each year going faster than the one be

Vegas Inc. The Notes: Philanthropy, Dec. 28, 2020

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Dec 28, 2020
1 min

Vegas Inc. The Notes: Philanthropy, Dec. 28, 2020

The Las Vegas Natural History Museum recently received two grants, totaling over $45,000, from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment

Vegas Inc. People on the Move: Dec. 21, 2020

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Dec 21, 2020
1 min

Vegas Inc. People on the Move: Dec. 21, 2020

City National Bank announced that Bruce Ford, senior vice president and Nevada regional banking manager, was appointed to the Las Vegas Natu

Santa Makes a Stop at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum

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Dec 3, 2020
1 min

Santa Makes a Stop at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum

8. Santa is stopping by the Las Vegas Natural History Museum from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6. Each year, the museum also showcases...

Ancestral Puebloan Artifacts Recovered in Nevada

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Dec 1, 2020
1 min

Ancestral Puebloan Artifacts Recovered in Nevada

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