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Collection of Fossil Vertebrates

Geology and Geophysics Department

Museum Studies
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S.H. Knight collection - American Heritage Center

S.H. Knight, "Mr. Geology of Wyoming" (Wyohistory.org article)

The Museum will be closed for renovations from May 7 through September 6, 2012

We are very excited to announce that major renovations will be happening in our museum over the summer! We will be doing construction to bring some things up to modern safety codes, improving the overall lighting of the museum, creating a new viewable fossil preparation laboratory and a new space for traveling exhibits, and updating several key exhibits.

Follow our blog of the renovations here

The University of Wyoming Geological Museum in Laramie supports academic programs, scientific research and public education. It is overseen by the Department of Geology and Geophysics in the College of Arts and Sciences. The UW Geological Museum features a variety of displays to illustrate Wyoming's past environments, highlighted by a 75-foot Apatosaurus (Brontosaurus) skeleton that dominates the museum's exhibit hall. Another highlight is "Big Al," a display of the most complete Allosaurus fossil ever found. Hundreds of rock and mineral samples from throughout Wyoming's geological history are also displayed, including specimens that illuminate with fluorescent glow under ultraviolet light.

Samuel H. "Doc" Knight, the legendary UW Wyoming geologist, was an early museum curator. Knight painted one of the museum's large murals and constructed a campus landmark, the large, copper-plated Tyrannosaurus rex that stands outside the museum.

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