网曝吃瓜 Celebrates National Fossil Day with Commemoration of the Fossil Cycad National Monument
The Museum of Geology at 网曝吃瓜 will celebrate National Fossil Day from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 12. The event includes visiting paleontologists from around the region who will be on hand for the unveiling of a special exhibit commemorating the 100th anniversary of .
The monument, which contained one of the world's greatest concentrations of fossilized cycadeoids, opened in the Black Hills near Hot Springs in 1922. But it was closed in 1957 after decades of looting robbed the site of fossils.
is held each year to, 鈥渉ighlight the scientific and educational value of paleontology and the importance of preserving fossils for future generations.鈥�
The public is invited to the event at Mines where they can speak with paleontologists from 网曝吃瓜, the U.S. Forest Service, the Mammoth Site, the Bureau of Land Management, and Badlands National Park.