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Dinosaurs and dioramas : creating natural history exhibitions
\"Two experienced exhibit designers lead you through the complex process of design and installation of natural history exhibitions. The authors introduce the history and function of natural history museums and their importance in teaching visitors the basic principles of science. The book then offers you practical tricks and tips of the trade, to allow museums, aquaria, and zoos--large or small--to tell the story of nature and science. From overall concept to design, construction, and evaluation, the book carries you through the process step-by-step, with emphasis on the importance of collaboration and teamwork for a successful installation. A crucial addition to the bookshelf of anyone involved in exhibit design or natural history museums\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Dinosaurs and Dioramas
Two experienced exhibit designers lead you through the complex process of design and installation of natural history exhibitions. The authors introduce the history and function of natural history museums and their importance in teaching visitors the basic principles of science. The book then offers you practical tricks and tips of the trade, to allow museums, aquaria, and zoos—large or small—to tell the story of nature and science. From overall concept to design, construction, and evaluation, the book carries you through the process step-by-step, with emphasis on the importance of collaboration and teamwork for a successful installation. A crucial addition to the bookshelf of anyone involved in exhibit design or natural history museums.
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Captorhinus magnus, a new captorhinid (Amniota, Eureptilia) from the Lower Permian of Oklahoma, with new evidence on the homology of the astragalus
The new species of single tooth-rowed captorhinid reptile Captorhinus magnus n. sp. from the Lower Permian fissure fillings at Richards Spur, Oklahoma differs from Captorhinus aguti in body size and dental and femoral morphology. Linear measurements of fully mature C. magnus elements range in size from 1.5 to 2.3 times as great as those of C. aguti, and the proximal articular surface of the femur, which is convex in C. aguti, is concave throughout ontogeny. C. magnus possesses ogival cheek teeth aligned in a single row, indicating that ogival dentition can no longer be considered unique to C. aguti. A phylogenetic analysis of captorhinid interrelationships indicates that C. aguti and C. magnus form a clade that possesses a sister-group relationship with Captorhinus laticeps. Incompletely ossified astragali referred to C. magnus provide unequivocal evidence that the astragalus of Captorhinus formed through the fusion of three, originally separate ossifications, the tibiale, intermedium, and proximal centrale, rather than from a single ossification center. At the Richards Spur locality, C. magnus is the most abundant Captorhinus species produced from the deeper, stratigraphically lower sediments of the quarry. It is rare, however, in the uppermost, presumably younger deposits, where C. aguti represents the most numerous Richards Spur captorhinid.
Journal Article
UPPER PENNSYLVANIAN TETRAPODS FROM THE ADA FORMATION OF SEMINOLE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA
A recently discovered tetrapod-bearing locality (OMNH V1005) in the Upper Pennsylvanian Ada Formation of Oklahoma has produced the remains of six taxa: the pelycosaurian-grade synapsid Ophiacodon cf. mirus, an indeterminate sphenacodontian pelycosaur, the temnospondyl Eryops? sp., the rare diadectid Diasparactus zenos, and two unidentified taxa known only from jaw fragments. The skeletal material comprises an allochthonous assemblage transported by low-velocity currents prior to burial. Except for four articulated Ophiacodon vertebral segments, all fossil material recovered in situ was disarticulated. The bones were not exposed to prolonged periods of weathering prior to burial. OMNH V1005 records the first occurrence of Eryops, Diasparactus, and Ophiacodon from the Pennsylvanian of Oklahoma. The presence of Diasparactus zenos indicates that this species was not endemic to New Mexico, as formerly believed. An associated dentary provides the first well-preserved cheek teeth of Diasparactus zenos. Compared to other North American diadectid genera, these teeth resemble more closely those of Diadectes than those of Desmatodon. The occurrence of Ophiacodon mirus, which was previously known from Lower Permian strata of New Mexico, extends both the stratigraphic and geographic range of this species. The Ada assemblage resembles those found in Permo-Carboniferous deltaic deposits in the southwestern United States.
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Upper Pennsylvanian tetrapods from the Ada Formation of Seminole County, Oklahoma
A recently discovered tetrapod-bearing locality (OMNH V1005) in the Upper Pennsylvanian Ada Formation of Oklahoma has produced the remains of six taxa: the pelycosaurian-grade synapsid Ophiacodon cf. mirus, an indeterminate sphenacodontian pelycosaur, the temnospondyl Eryops? sp., the rare diadectid Diasparactus zenos, and two unidentified taxa known only from jaw fragments. The skeletal material comprises an allochthonous assemblage transported by low-velocity currents prior to burial. Except for four articulated Ophiacodon vertebral segments, all fossil material recovered in situ was disarticulated. The bones were not exposed to prolonged periods of weathering prior to burial. OMNH V1005 records the first occurrence of Eryops, Diasparactus, and Ophiacodon from the Pennsylvanian of Oklahoma. The presence of Diasparactus zenos indicates that this species was not endemic to New Mexico, as formerly believed. An associated dentary provides the first well-preserved cheek teeth of Diasparactus zenos. Compared to other North American diadectid genera, these teeth resemble more closely those of Diadectes than those of Desmatodon. The occurrence of Ophiacodon mirus, which was previously known from Lower Permian strata of New Mexico, extends both the stratigraphic and geographic range of this species. The Ada assemblage resembles those found in Permo-Carboniferous deltaic deposits in the southwestern United States.
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The Sauropod Chronicles
In 1877 several vertebrae and the sacrum (the fused vertebrae that connect with the pelvis) of a large sauropod were discovered near the town of Morrison, in north central Colorado.Then, for the first time in 150 million years, the great reptile trekked across the plains of North America-though not supported on calloused feet and driven by a hunger for vegetation, but carried on steel rails and powered by steam. (Some years later investigators realized not only that Marsh had underestimated the length of the tail, but also that the fossils did not come from a mature individual; adults of the species reached lengths of more than seventy feet.) Apatosanrns was just one of many dinosaurs to make a name for itself during the late nineteenth century, when Marsh and other paleontologists from the East, notably Edward Drinker Cope of Philadelphia, had crews of men scouring the Badlands of the West in search of ancient beasts.
Magazine Article
What‧s Gonna Work? Teamwork
The key to an exhibition's success is finding the perfect depth of content presentation. The development of a Big Idea, learning and experience goals, and a content schematic a bubble diagram can ensure that an exhibition team stays focused and does not stray beyond an agreed-upon scope. Critical to the creation of any successful exhibition is the development of a Big Idea. Developing the Big Idea should occur early within the process, immediately following initial content research and conversations. The Big Idea provides direction for the exhibition team, informing decisions, and extremely important keeping the team focused on the scope of content delivery. After an exhibition team has established the Big Idea, it can and should develop a series of exhibition goals. Experience goals reference the methods of visitor engagement and the experiences found within the exhibition. The creation of a bubble diagram is an important step of the exhibition development process.
Book Chapter
Now Let‧s Take a Journey, Together
\"There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.\"
Book Chapter
Natural History and the Nature of Science
This chapter looks at the creation of natural history exhibitions and explains the development of natural history museums in historical context and espouses the importance of presenting science as process. An exhibition developed by one institution will turn out much differently than one on the same topic developed by another institution, despite similar content and institutional mission statements. The formalized idea of a team of contributing members designing and developing museum exhibitions has been in practice since the late 1970s. Defining an institutional ethics policy on corporate sponsorship will help establish boundaries on content control and pressure by external stakeholders within an exhibition team. Exhibition teams can include a diversity of players, internal staff, outside consultants, invested community members, and volunteers. Exhibition teams can be composed entirely of staff members within a particular institution. McLean insists that developing an exhibition is an act of collaboration, and that is the view with an emphasis on collaboration.
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