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Story by ALLIYAH BRUNICK Photos by MADDIE CARPENTER<\/strong>
Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday, the Sternberg Museum of Natural History celebrated National Fossil Day by opening its doors and inviting the community to come look at fossils found in Kansas. National Fossil Day was started in 2010 by the National Park Service as a way to teach kids about the science and importance behind finding, studying, and preserving fossils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sternberg decided to wave their admission fee for the day and set up special exhibits to bring awareness to fossil resources and how they are used for education across the county and across the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s theme at the Sternberg was \u201cDinosaurs of Kansas,\u201d and there were displays, activities, and crafts to do all around the museum that fit the theme. Geosciences Chief Curator Laura Wilson had a display set up showcasing fossils of dinosaurs and how they are observed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy display focuses on a dinosaur fossil from Kansas,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cI cut open the bones and looked at them under a microscope to find out how they grew when they were alive, and I\u2019ve been inviting our visitors to look at bone sections under a microscope and find out what we can learn from that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wilson said they then replicate everything and then embed it in a plastic resin to stabilize it then glue it onto slides and make it thin so that the light shines through then they can see all of the cellular structure of the bone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis determines how fast they grew, warm-blooded or cold-blooded, how old they were when they died, what age they became adults, how old they were when they had babies and this is so much more information than we can find out just from looking at the outside of the bone, \u201c Wilson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were many displays, one showcasing birds and explaining how different birds that are seen in Kansas, such as the Dark Eyed Junco and the Mississippi Kite – both of which are considered dinosaurs.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have a bunch of birds. Birds are modern dinosaurs and they evolved, so they are considered dinosaurs. We have some that are found here seasonally, and some found here year-round but, they are all found here in Kansas, \u201csaid Jenna Bures, a graduate student from Fort Hays who was involved in the Wilson Paleontology Research Group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This event brings in many families, with an estimated 500 families coming on Sunday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe invite the community to come to the museum and explore, and learn and have fun family time too,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ankylosaurus facts \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tusk from Mammoth long ago \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mural of creature from long ago\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tyrannosaurus <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dinosaur exhibit\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Woman checks out exhibit\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Real life animal posing for the camera\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Exoctic animal watches as everyone checks him out\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fossils of a water creature that used to be \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A Tortis makes his way along \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Slimy sea creature <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Expert talks to girl about exhibit <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Expert tells about different fossils \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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T-rex smiling big for the camera\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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T-rex roaring for all the hear\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dinosaurs of today \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dinosaurs flying above us\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mannequin shows an example of how to find fossils\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fossil from fish that once lived\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Patrons checking out the exhibit\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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