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!
Harvard graduate student RJ Knecht and curatorial assistant Mark Renczkowski share trace fossils and show how fossils are prepared and preserved in the lab.
Recorded October 22, 2020
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!
Harvard graduate student RJ Knecht and curatorial assistant Mark Renczkowski share trace fossils and show how fossils are prepared and preserved in the lab.
Recorded October 22, 2020
