National Fossil Day: Jessica Cundiff @HarvardMuseumofNaturalHistory
National Fossil Day: Jessica Cundiff  @HarvardMuseumofNaturalHistory
Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Celebrate National Fossil Day—a celebration organized by the National Park Service—by taking a closer look at museum fossils with Harvard paleontologists. What can we see on ancient seafloors? How do modern animals help us understand extinct animals? What fossils still amaze scientists? What is it like to be a practicing paleontologist? Bring your curiosity and questions to this online event for all ages!

Curatorial associate and Invertebrate Paleontology Collections Manager Jessica Cundiff shares some of her favorite fossils, including ancient reef fossils from the Guadalupe Mountains.
Recorded October 22, 2020
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National Fossil Day: Jessica Cundiff

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