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    • Past Exhibitions
      • 2017
        • The Buzz Saw Sharks of Long Ago
      • 2016
        • Into The Depths: Marine Paintings By Stanley Meltzoff
        • Vanished Worlds
      • 2015
        • Ancient Microworlds
      • 2014
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        • Under the Isles of Shoals: Archaeology on Smuttynose Island
        • Moving Carbon, Changing Earth
        • Then & Now: The Changing Arctic Landscape
        • In Nature’s Wake
      • 2013
        • Raising the Dead: the Art and Science of John Gurche
        • Our Expanding Oceans
        • Look Back with Barbara Page
      • 2012
        • Within Nature's Design: Sarah Oros Photography
        • Sanctuary Reef and Sea Monsters
        • Capturing the Everyday
        • Did Dinosaurs Poop?
        • T. rex Go Boom: The Prehistoric Cartoonery of Dr. Richard Kissel
      • 2011
      • 2010
        • Science on the Half Shell
        • Enduring Shells
        • One Fish, Two Fish, Old Fish, New Fish
        • Under Siege: Marine Life vs. the Gulf Oil Spill
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      • Press Releases
        • PRI Hosting First Diamond in the Rough Hike-A-Thon to Raise Funds for Science Education (April 6, 2018)
        • Best Practices in Marcellus Shale Education Conference (Mar 20, 2013)
        • Did Dinosaurs Poop? Wins Award of Merit (Mar 1, 2013)
        • Allendale Columbia School Students Sleuth for Clues (Jan 3, 2013)
        • PRI Sends Out Climate Change Books to Every Teacher in New York (Jan. 29, 2018)
        • Daring to Dig: Adventures of Women in American Paleontology just published by the PRI (Oct 20, 2017)
        • Installation Starting on Fencing to Protect Old Growth Forest in Town of Ulysses (Oct 20, 2017)
        • The Paleontological Research Institution Honors Warren Allmon for 25 Years of Service (Oct 9, 2017)
        • PRI issues statement in response to U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement (Jun 2, 2017)
        • Book Launch to Celebrate History of T-Burg's Smith Woods (Apr 18, 2017)
        • A Letter from our Director Regarding the Upcoming March for Science (Mar 22, 2017)
        • Darwin Days 2017 to highlight human evolution (Jan 31, 2017)
        • Library Access Program Provides Free Passes to Museum of the Earth, Cayuga Nature Center (Nov 22, 2016)
        • Museum of the Earth Unveils Sport Fish Exhibition, Into The Depths: Marine Paintings By Stanley Meltzoff (Oct 27, 2016)
        • Paleontological Research Institution Announces Publishing of Series of Teacher-Friendly Guides (tm) (Sept 21, 2016)
        • Museum of The Earth Awarded $137K Grant from Institute of Museum and Library Services (Sept 20, 2016)
        • Progress Report: Cayuga Nature Center working to become more accessible to visitors (Jan 29, 2014)
        • PRI Publishes "The Science Beneath the Surface: A Very Short Guide to the Marcellus Shale" (Oct 21, 2013)
        • Musicians rock out under the whale to help build an outdoor dig site (Oct 10, 2013)
        • Weekend with Laurie Anderson (Sep 21-22, 2013)
        • Response to Ithaca Journal article regarding Cayuga Nature Center involvement (Aug 15, 2013)
        • NSF Graduate Research Award Winner
        • Glaciers and Coral Reefs Tell Tale of Climate Change (Apr 1, 2013)
        • Health Inspector Response Regarding Maple Fest (Mar 25, 2013)
      • PRI in the News
        • Handmade Humanity: Tburg Sculptor Release New Book
        • The Truth About Marcellus
        • Clam fossils divulge secrets of ecologic stability
        • The Posture of Tyrannosaurus rex: Why Do Student Views Lag Behind the Science?
        • Prof. Allmon Buries the Hollywood image of T. rex
        • Our Expanding Oceans Exhibit
        • Climate Change with Warren Allmon
        • High-Tech Teaching with Don Duggan-Haas
        • Cartoon Art with Richard Kissel
        • On the Discovery Trail
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  • Education
    • Education Staff
      • Dr. Maureen Bickley
      • Kelsey Capruso
      • Dr. Don Duggan-Haas
      • Dayna Jorgenson
      • Dr. Alexandra Moore
      • Dr. Robert M. Ross
      • Matt Sacco
      • Savannah Wilson
      • Dr. Ingrid Zabel
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    • Teacher Professional Development
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    • Education Projects & Programs
      • Daring to Dig: Women in American Paleontology
      • Darwin Days
        • About Darwin Day
        • Darwin's Life
        • Evolution
      • Help PRI in its National Outreach Efforts!
      • Under Siege: Marine Life vs. the Gulf Oil Spill
        • Issues
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          • Pre-oil spill stresses on the Louisiana Wetlands
          • Pre-Oil Spill Stresses on the Coral Reefs of Florida
          • Red Tide and Dead Zones along the Gulf Coast
        • Places and Habitats
          • Sanibel Island
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        • Species - Marine Life of the Gulf Coast
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          • Bivalves
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        • Lifestyles
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        • Interviews
          • Interview with Dr. Jose Leal
          • Interview with Dr. Kumar Mahadevan
          • Interview with Dr. Billy Causey
          • Interview with Dr. David Vaughan
          • Interview with Dr. Drew Harvell
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        • Under Siege Exhibition
      • The Evolution Project
        • Fossil Finders
        • Dover PA trial
          • Cornell & PRI Statement on Dover Trial
        • PRI Docent Training in the News
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        • The Evolution Project Newsletter
        • Evidence for Evolution
      • Climate Change
        • Additional resources
        • Local Initiatives
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      • Public Education Programs
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      • Marcellus Shale
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        • The Science Beneath the Surface
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        • Best Practices in Marcellus Shale Education Conference
        • The Marcellus Papers
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        • Resources
      • Earth 101
        • Concretions
        • Right Whale #2030
          • Whale of a Tale
          • What is a Right Whale?
          • Right Whale Links
        • Finger Lakes Geology
          • Brief Summary
          • Formation of the Finger Lakes
          • Ithaca is Gorges
          • Rocks of the Finger Lakes
          • Fossils in Ithaca
          • Robert H. Treman State Park
          • Buttermilk Falls State Park
          • Taughannock Falls State Park
          • Watkins Glen State Park
        • PRI Records the Recent Earthquake in Japan
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  • Research
    • Research Staff
      • Dr. Warren D. Allmon
        • Education
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        • Environment and Evolution in the Coastal Plain Paleogene
        • Evolution Education
        • History of Paleontology
        • Species, Nutrients and Macroevolution
        • Turritellid Research
          • Why Turritellids are cool!
          • Turritella Agate
          • Turritellid Species Database
          • Turritellid Kitsch Collection
      • Dr. Gregory P. Dietl
        • Projects
          • Conservation Paleobiology Workshop
          • Effects of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Oyster Reefs
      • Dr. Don Duggan-Haas
      • Dr. Jonathan Hendricks
      • Dr. Alexandra Moore
      • Dr. Robert M. Ross
        • Research
      • Dr. Ingrid Zabel
    • Research Associates
      • Dr. Gordon Baird
      • Dr. Carlton Brett
      • Marla L. Coppolino
      • Dr. John C. Handley
      • Dr. Patricia H. Kelley
      • William F. Klose II
      • Dr. Veronica Padovani
      • Dr. Robin Hadlock Seeley
      • Dr. Richard Waite
      • Dr. John Wehmiller
    • Graduate Students
      • Brendan M. Anderson
      • Jansen Smith
    • Research Projects
      • BivAToL
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      • The Mastodon Project
        • Hyde Park Mastodon
          • Research
            • Charcoal
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            • Ostracodes
            • Plant Macrofossils
            • Taphonomy
            • Beetles
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            • Pond Stratigraphy
              • Map of Lozier Pond
              • General Stratigraphic Description
              • Stratigraphy of Trench 3
              • Photos of Trench 3
              • Stratigraphy of Trench HPM-2
              • Photos of Trench HPM-2
              • Stratigraphy of Core LP2A
          • HYP Fact Sheet
          • Molds
          • June 2000 Recon Trip
          • August 2000 Excavation
          • Media Coverage
        • Cornell Gilbert Mastodon
          • Cornell Gilbert Mastodon Research
            • Plant Macrofossils
            • Taphonomy
            • Mastodon Teeth Isotopes
            • Stratigraphy
        • North Java Mastodon
          • Digsite at North Java, NY
        • Mastodon Matrix Project™
          • Directions for Mastodon Matrix Project™
          • Things You Might Find
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      • The Minute 319 Project
      • Turritellids of the Gatún Formation
    • Research Facilities
      • Labs
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          • Scanning Electron Microscope
        • Wet Lab
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          • Apatosaurus
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    • Research Awards
      • Katherine Palmer Award
        • 2017: Val G. Gunther
        • 2014: James F. Jenks
        • 2013: Ralph O. Johnson
        • 2012: Edward P. Dobrzanski
        • 2011: Charles Ray Newsom
        • 2010: Jim DuFoe
        • 2009: Richard E. Petit
        • 2008: Chris Garvie
        • 2007: Don Badman
        • 2004: Paul Krohn and Wayne Myers
        • 2003: Jay Tinker
        • 2002: Jim and Sylvia Konecny
        • 2001: Joe Kchodl
        • 2000: John A. Catalani
        • 1999: William F. Klose II
        • 1998: Gerald Gunderson
        • 1997: Lloyd and Freida Gunther
        • 1996: Stephen H. Felton
        • 1995: Lelia and Bill Brayfield
        • 1994: William D. Pitt
        • 1993: James Nardi
      • Gilbert Harris Award
        • 2016: Neil H. Landman
        • 2014: Richard L. Squires
        • 2012: Daniel B. Blake
        • 2011: William Ausich
        • 2010: John Pojeta, Jr.
        • 2009: William J. Zinsmeister
        • 2008: James T. Sprinkle
        • 2007: J. Thomas Dutro Jr.
        • 2006: Thomas Waller
        • 2005: Robert J. Elias
        • 2004: LouElla R. Saul
        • 2003: Carole S. Hickman
        • 1993-2002 Recipients
      • J. Thomas Dutro Jr. Student Award
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      • John W. Wells Grants-in-Aid of Research
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    • Summer Symposium
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  • Collections
    • About the Specimen Collection
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      • Paleozoic Marine Invertebrates of New York State
      • Type and Figured Specimens
      • Recent Mollusks
      • Pleistocene Vertebrates of New York State
      • Paleobotany
      • Cenozoic Benthic Foraminifera of the U.S.
        • Helen Jeanne Plummer
        • Dorothy K. Palmer
      • Recent Corals
      • Jewett Collection
      • Hodson Collection
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        • Fossils On Ice: The Zinsmeister Collection
          • William Zinsmeister
          • Exploring Antarctica
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Cayuga Nature Center
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