Introduction
Starting in the Spring of 2019, teams of GEOL204 students created explanatory exhibits and other types of displays to summarize different aspects of the fossil record. These are presented here as galleries in the Museum of the Fossil Record. Enjoy!
CENOZOIC GALLERY
- Albanerpetontidae (Spring 2019: C. Bowman, B. Salzberg, L. Arneson & S. Kim) (Sources)
- Ashfall Fossil Beds (Spring 2025: M. Graminski, Z. Koehler, C. Pham, E. Murphy, S. Burnett)
- The Azolla Event (Spring 2020: T. Covas & A. Nelson) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Barbourofelidae (video) (Spring 2025: A. Denaque, E. Fagan, E. Larson & C. Merritt Riggins) (Sources)
- Desmostylia (Spring 2019: V. Coldren, K. Manganelli, A. Suchter & C. Herbert) (Sources)
- Entelodonta (Spring 2020: L. Bucyznski, E. Doolan, E. Hudak & S. Wang) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Florissant Fossil Beds (Spring 2019: Z. Budacz, S. Zipparo, M. Quinn & A. Gingerich) (Sources)
- Glyptodontidae (Spring 2024: S. Douglass, L. Doyen, S. Kozhukhova, S. Patibandla) (Sources)
- The Grande Coupure and the Mongolian Remodelling (Spring 2019: R. Verderflor, I. Knudson & S. Wellington) (Sources)
- Laetoli (Spring 2024: F. Anderson, L. Bails, M. Umsted & O. Davies) (Sources)
- Makapansgat (Spring 2019: A. Smillie, I. Cannon, J. Kavulich & M. Dial) (Sources)
- Meiolaniidae (Sources included) (Spring 20205: A. Brant, D. Ly, A. Schmid & A. Thompson)
- Merycoidodontidae (Spring 2019: A. Yin, O. Chia & J. Ng) (Sources)
- Messel Pit (Spring 2025: V. Patel, T. Shah, M. Keeling & E. Patrick) (Sources)
- Monte Bolca (Spring 2020: D. Balls, C. Harada, A. O'Connell & I. Sheykhet) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Naracoorte Fossil Site (Spring 2020: R. Cummings, S. Ravel & J. Winters) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Natural Trap Cave (presentation)) (Spring 2024: I. Martinez, T. Darnell, J. Elover & D. Davies) (Sources)
- Palaeomerycidae (Sources included) (Spring 2025: C. Bridger, L. Clifford, C. Harless & K. Slaysman)
- Pampatheriidae (Sources included) (Spring 2025: D. Aflaki, E. Malixi, C. Bernstein & R. Sheikh)
- Pelagornithidae (Spring 2020: K. Rathbun, M. O'Neill, M. Schwendinger & H. Cohee) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Phorusrhacidae (Spring 2019: L. Harrington, J. Hennigan, R. Sabini & B. Pulao) (Sources)
- Sebecidae (Spring 2020: I. Mubiru, S. Shafer, M. Hoang & E. Wagner) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Sparassodonta (Spring 2020: A. Ashkenase, J. McMillan & W. Yai Am) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Thalassocnus (Sources included) (Spring 2025: E. Bickel, J. Bradshaw & E. Shepley)
MESOZOIC GALLERY
- Alvarezsauria (Spring 2019; J. Jackson, T. Knapp, N. Papadopoulos & A. Stafford) (Sources)
- Ancyloceratina (Spring 2019; S. Sprause, L. Brann & Y. Chen) (Sources)
- Anurognathidae (Spring 2024: E. Chandrasekhar, D. Ayas & J. Kauderer) (Sources)
- Belemnitida (Spring 2020: A. Moran, J. Watt, P. Perchinsky & M. German) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Bennettitales (Spring 2019; J. Cauley, J. Carrillo & J. Park) (Sources)
- Besano Formation (Spring 2025: A. Parr, T. Sherman, A. White & C. Wu)
- British Triassic Fissure Fill Deposits (Spring 2024: S. Zhang, A. Nguyen & J. Wang) (Sources)
- The Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry (video) (Spring 2025: W. Driver, L. Trump, R. Kearns & M. Khandagle)
- Docodonta (Spring 2020: A.R. Barrack, E. Feigenbaum, K. Devaney & P. Vua) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Dsungaripteridae (second panel) (Spring 2025: M. Connell, R. Rucker, A. Sheehan & T. Woods) (Sources)
- Hesperornithidae (presentation and sources) (Spring 2024: A. Paulino, A. Liu & A. McLearen)
- Ichthyopterygia (Spring 2019; P. Smith, J. Yuan, A. Lawson & H. Lewandoski) (Sources)
- Kalligrammatidae (Spring 2025: L. Boughey, C. Evers & A. Wolin) (Sources)
- Las Hoyas (Spring 2020: D. Boyarsky, N. Nabulsi, A. Pyrputniewicz & E. Webb) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Mesozoic Marine Revolution (Spring 2020: C. Bergreen, M. Fitch, K. Quiroga & C. Zhuang) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Carnian Pluvial Event (Spring 2019; R. Lynch, B. Arnold, T. Diamantopoulos & P. Beamer) (Sources)
- Mesozoic Pollinators Before Angiosperm Domination (Spring 2020: C. Lashley, M. Geesin, B. Maurer & V. Hundal) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- NatGeol204 Nothosauridae (video) (Spring 2025: L. Nguyen, A. Kardon, E. Larson, Y. Bienstock & G. Sandilands) (Sources)
- Pachycormidae (video) (Spring 2024: J. Bates, A. Blackburn, R., Duggal & Y. Ravin) (Sources)
- Placodontia (Spring 2020: G. Michaelides, E. Perez & M. Takacs) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Polycotylidae Park (presentation and sources) (Spring 2024: S. St. Pierre, G. Gray, R. Urban & A. Kurz)
- Posidonia Shale (Spring 2019; K. Futrowsky, E. Bloomer, & F. Nalepa) (Sources)
- Rudists (Spring 2020: H. Blackwood, A. Richardson & V. Patel) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Stegosauria (Spring 2020: A. Cohen, G. Kikuchi R. Sharma & J. Ortiz) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Tendaguru Formation (Spring 2020: C. Ching, M. Haraden, S. Muroff & W. Wilt) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Tritylodontidae (Spring 2025: T. Bhatia, E. Retzlaff & P. Tirrell) (Sources)
- Yanliao Biota (Spring 2019; V. LoBiondo, F. Bertini & S. Lin) (Sources)
PALEOZOIC GALLERY
- Antiarchi (Spring 2024: A. Abubakar & E. Wang) (Sources)
- Arthrodira (Sources included) (Spring 2025: E. Flannery, D. Patel, B. Brown & W. Plezkoch)
- "Meet Our Friend Arthropleura" (video) (Spring 2025: A. Miller, M. Park, H. Schaller & K. McQuillan) (Sources)
- Asaphida (Spring 2019; K. Snyder, T. Johnston, M. Osgood & W. Cavanaugh) (Sources)
- Bear Gulch Limestone (Spring 2019; I. Atchison, S. Lehrman, N. De Leede & A. Espiritu) (Sources)
- Blastoidea (Spring 2020: B. Fletcher, R. Ou & B. Lamoureux) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Calamites (Spring 2020: E. Campbell, M. Fritz, K. Tsai & A.J. Sarama) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Cambrian Substrate Revolution (Spring 2020: S. Millrood, S. Moore & B. Cohn) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse (Spring 2020: A. Conway, D. Tidwell, O. Medina & J. Howley) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Edestoidea (video) (Spring 2024: K. Kilchenstein, A. Lee, A. Ganta & O. Evardo) (Sources)
- Endoceratoidea (Spring 2024: C. Thomas, H. Roe & A. Mink) (Sources)
- Eugeneodontida (Spring 2020: N. Blanchard, A. Lin, N. Persaud & S. Rose) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Eurypterida (Spring 2019; C. Kastner, A. Holcomb, A. Tanchoco & R. Van Eck) (Sources)
- Fezouata Formation (Spring 2019; J. Ramirez, A. McCann, & J. Knapp) (Sources)
- Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (Spring 2019; A. Bollinger, A. Kalt & J. Maiman) (Sources)
- Joggins Formation (Spring 2020: D. Adams, C. Duplessie, M. Morgan & S. Patil) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Lepidondendrales (Spring 2019; F. Ismail, M. Redding, M. Gates & J. Dalsania) (Sources)
- Mazon Creek (Explanatory Information) (Spring 2024: A. Grant, O. DiJulio & S. Fitzsimmons) (Sources)
- Onychodontiformes (video) (Spring 2025: S. Fernando, L. Fuentes, L. Ivester & V. Learn) (Sources
- Ordovician-Silurian Mass Extinction (Spring 2019; N. Fabula, J. Hoffman, A. Guan & D. Seo) (Sources)
- Rhynie Chert (Spring 2020: M. Priest, L. Williams, R. Yona & J. Yannone) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Tapinocephalia (Spring 2019; N.Y. Yang, C. Stevens & R. Romelganger) (Sources)
- Trigonotarbida (Spring 2020:M. Dongmo, R. Ferro, G. Laquatra & A. Nolasco) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Tullimonstrum (diorama and sources) (Spring 2024: A. Emeligy, M. Yaya, C. Cannady & A. Rodgrigues)
- Waukesha Biota (Spring 2025: G. Wright, A. Yoder, T. Motta & W. Dickerson) (Sources)
- Weigeltisauridae (Spring 2024: R. Arora, W. Derrick & J. Chavez) (Sources)
PRECAMBRIAN GALLERY
- Acritarchs (Spring 2020: G. Feria, C. Gonen & H. Heemskerk) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Cloudinidae (video) (Spring 2025: Q. Cazares, L. Sharma, K. Stoichkov, B. Berry & W. Allen) (Sources)
- Doushantuo Formation (Spring 2020: G. Aggarwal, D. Newell & J. Mattingly) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Ediacara Hills (Spring 2025: D. Racine, M. Hubbard, M. Rogers & F. Odukwu) (Sources)
- The Great Oxidation Event (Spring 2020: D. Dixon, H. Humbertson, N. Guegel & C. Lawrence) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Gunflint Chert (Spring 2020: C. Pahk, S.T.P. Sin, Z. Dou & E. Curley) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
- Mistaken Point (Spring 2020: S. Dombroski, A. Gonella, D. Collison & K. Vasiluk) (Explanatory Information & Sources)
PALEONTOLOGY AND CULTURE GALLERY
- Did Protoceratops Inspire the Legend of the Griffin? (video) (Spring 2025: E. Liu, J. Manzano, V. Tan & M. Ventura)
- The Human Cost of Paleontology: Myanmar Amber (Spring 2024: F. Ali, E. Glennon, S. Sharma & U. Tolapu) (Sources)
- Kennewick Man (display) (Spring 2024: K. Planta, N. Colomey & V. Kepler) (Sources)