Seven New Exhibits to Be Opened at Idaho Museum of Natural History On Oct. 12 to Honor National Fossil Day (NOT FOR PUBLICATION – Media advance)

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Released by Idaho State University October 5, 2011
Contact: Herb Maschner, Director of the Idaho Museum of Natural History, (208) 282-5417

Seven New Exhibits to Be Opened at Idaho Museum of Natural History
On Oct. 12 to Honor National Fossil Day

POCATELLO – The Idaho Museum of Natural History at Idaho State University will unveil seven new exhibits from 12:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 12 to honor National Fossil Day.
IMNH research curators and collections managers will be on hand to answer questions.
The seven new exhibits are:
• “Utahceratops!” The newly discovered Utahceratops dinosaur skull is on display. With a skull measuring 7 feet in length and covered with horns, this giant roamed the desert southwest more than 75 million years ago.
• “The Gem State.” Brilliant flashes of color radiate from our collection of faceted gemstones, which features a one-of-a-kind 5,280-carat citrine and Idaho's famous garnet.
• “From Field to Folder - How Herbarium Specimens Are Made.” What is a herbarium? Discussion of what we do at the herbarium and why it is important. Then a walk-through of the process of making pressed plants.
• “The Nature of Skunks.” An exhibit with skunk skins and information about their behavior. Also a DVD of Nature's 1 hour program "Is it skunk?" to play continuously in the Discovery room.
• “The Sights and Sounds of Fort Hall, Idaho (1930-40s).” A digital photo frame will transport you back to 1930-1940s Fort Hall, Idaho. See Fort Hall through the lens of a Fort Hall Indian Agency Nurse and the musical sounds of Fort Hall as recorded by Dr. Sven Liljeblad.
• “Tribes of the Amazon.” A collection from South American takes you on a journey through the Amazonian Basin and introduces you to nine of the indigenous tribes of the region. These tribes are described through ethnographic descriptions; household, hunting, fishing, transportation, and ceremonial objects; and through photographs collected by Dr. Borys Malkin and Dr. Anthony Stocks (ISU).
• “Bows and Arrows.” View early 20th-century bows and arrows from Fort Hall.
The Idaho Museum of Natural History is regularly open from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday.
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