What's going on in the UI Paleontology Repository? Check out our latest news, projects, collection discoveries, and day-to-day activities behind-the-scenes.
Florence Reef Mastodon Discovery, Donation and Conservation
On Friday May 20th, the USACE Omaha District Contractor on the Florence Reef Excavation project to ensure continued use of the Missouri River navigation channel excavated the lower jaw of a mastodon from a clay layer in between limestone outcroppings. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources was identified as having responsibility for the mastodon jaw and other pieces retrieved (an antler, vertebra and tusk fragment), and donated the finds to the UI Paleontology Repository in June 2022.
Check out conservation progress with undergraduate intern Evelyn Gonzalez.
A Moldy Situation (Pt.1) posted 8/2/22
Mold! Pt. 2