The Mammoth A Newsletter for the Friends of the University of State Museum University o f MAY 2010 NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM

Interact with Scientists and Explore New Topics Each Month at Morrill Hall! Read more about ‘Sunday with a Scientist’ on Pages 8 & 9! Other Highlights in this issue...

From the Director’s Desk...... Pg 4

Message from Friends Board President Mark A. Brohman...... Pg 5

Wildlife & Nature Photo Contest.... Pg 5 Colorful Creature Day May 15...... Pg 6

UNL Student’s Passion for Nebraska (and Archie!) More Than Skin Deep...... Pg 10

Paleoclimate Word Search...... Pg 11

Entomology Research/Curation at the Natural History Museum in London...... Pg 12-13

An educator from the UNL Water Center shows Museum visitors the groundwater Planetarium Coordinator Attends process using a 6-foot flow model called “The WATER Machine” (made available by UNL Launch of Space Shuttle Extension) at the ‘Sunday with a Scientist’ event on March 21. Mission STS-131...... Pg 14

Some of you may remember coming down to the Museum once Ashfall Kicks-off 2010 Season...... Pg 15 a month on a Sunday afternoon for the opportunity to listen to a Museum Trailside Museum Unveils New curator speak or have your identified. That program ran for about Marcuson Artwork Inspired by ten years and was very successful. This year, the museum has revived Nebraska Fossils...... Pg 16 its ‘Sunday with a Scientist’ program series. Every third Sunday of the month, different scientists are on hand to share their expertise on various & More! scientific topics in a fun and informal way. It provides an opportunity for Find The Mammoth Online! kids and families to interact with scientists from across the University of Nebraska and learn about a wide range of subject areas. www.friendsofthemuseum.org (Read more on pages 8-9.) T H E M A M M O T H F R I E N D S O F T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E B R A S K A S T A T E M U S E U M exemplary service to theFriendsOrganization. Lifetime FriendsMembers the University ofNebraska Now ShowingatMorrillHall “Colorful Creature Art Exhibit “Weapons ThroughoutTime” Raymond &BernitaNeujahr Ashfall Chapter Council Advisory Ex-Officio Board ofDirectors Lifetime membershipsareawardedfor Palmer &ShirleyJohnson Betty &Bruce Anderson Norm &BerniceHarris James &NancyEstes Douglas &PamCast Morrie & Amy Tuttle September 19,2010 State Museum The Friends of September 6,2010 On displaythrough On displaythrough David LindScott Bill &RuthScott Brandon Essink, President Mike Zeleny Norm Smith Connie Pejsar Judy Diamond Mike Madcharo Priscilla C. Grew Mark Sorensen Diann Sorensen Lynn Sobotka Keely Rennie-Tucker Lois Mayo Mann Curtis Michael Leite Marcia Hollestelle Mark Brohman Karen Amen Diane Pratt, Secretary Mel Thornton, Treasurer David Rowe, Vice President Mark A. Brohman, President Cooper Gallery

” NE W S&INFO The MuseumandMuellerPlanetarium areClosedonEaster, IndependenceDay, To give online,goto nufoundation.org/friendsofthestatemuseum 402-458-1190 or800-432-3216. contact ConniePejsar, [email protected], To moreaboutthe museumandthe campaign, learn State MuseumFund. ofNebraska to ofthe University the Friends contribution programs. You to canchoose helpthe museumby makinga faculty,raise $1.2and students, research billionto support ofNebraskaThe University isinvolved inacampaign to aloveinspiring ofscienceandlearning. year, each students and memories creatinglifelong the lives ofmorethan 100,000enriches and visitors Robinson, ofNebraska the University State Museum BedsnearRoyal andthe Trailside MuseumatFort ofNebraska–Lincolnon the University campus --to Ashfall Hall–hometo “Archie Morrill From historic the Mammoth” ofNebraskaAt the University State Museum Thursdays -9:30a.m. -8:00p.m.(Openlate!) Monday-Saturday ­­ 2 Thanksgiving, December24&25, andJanuary1. Sundays -1:30p.m.to 4:30p.m. MORRILL HALL HOURS - 9:30a.m.4:30p.m. Located onHighway Robinson, 20atFort Nebraska. Crawford, NE69339 PO Box 462 Open Seasonally. For schedule, call(402)893-2000. Royal andOrchard, Nebraska. Located seven ofHighway milesnorth 20between Royal, NE68773 86930 517 Avenue game Saturdays Planetarium Closed Mondays and on NU home football December 24-25, and January 1 Closed Easter, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Sundays: 1:30p.m. -4:30p.m. Thursdays: 9:30a.m. -8:00p.m. (OpenLate!) Monday-Saturday: 9:30a.m. -4:30p.m. Open Year Around Lincoln, Nebraska University ofNebraska-CityCampus South of14thand Vine Streets Trailside Museum Ashfall Fossil Beds Nebraska HallOffice Mueller Planetarium Friends Office School Program Reservations Museum Information Line Director’s Office N E W S&INFO M U E S U M E D I S L I A R T S D E B L I S S O F L L A F H S A L L A H L L I R R O M Phone Numbers www.museum.unl.edu promotions bybecoming a“fan”oftheUniversityNebraskaStateMuseum. Discover moreaboutupcoming museumevents,exhibitions,andother Visit www.museum.unl.edu foralinktothemuseum’s Facebook page. (308)665-2929 (402)893-2000 (402)472-2642 (308)665-2929 (402)893-2000 (402)472-2643 (402)472-2641 (402)472-3779 (402)472-6302 (402)472-2642 (402)472-3779 Find UsonFacebook! 3 Geology: Samuel Treves CollectionManager: M.J. Paulsen Entomology: Brett Ratcliffe Collections Assistant: LindaRader CollectionManager: Thomas Labedz Botany: Kaul Robert Nebraska Archaeological Survey: Alan Osborn NAGPRA/Collections Assistant: SusanCurtis Anthropology: Alan Osborn ScientificIllustrator: Research Partnerships Coordinator: Brett Ratcliffe Museum Associates: Ann Cusick Education Coordinator: Kathy French Informal ScienceEducation: Judy Diamond Public RelationsCoordinator: DanaLudvik Associate Director: MarkHarris Director: PriscillaC. Grew Mammoth Newsletter Editor&Design: DanaLudvik Hunt, Robert Trailside MuseumStaff Assistant: Susan Veskerna MuseumSpecialist: SandyMosel Ashfall Fossil BedsSuperintendent: RickOtto Discovery ShopManager: LeahCarpenter Public Service Associate: Linda Thompson Mueller PlanetariumSupervisor: JackDunn Graphics DesignSpecialist: Joel Nielsen Exhibit DesignSpecialist: RonPike Accounting Clerk: Judy Ray Zoology: Parasitology: Invertebrate : David Watkins Geology: Diffendal Robert Entomology: LizJameson Mary Anthropology: Thomas Myers Affiliated Courtesy, CollectionManager: Thomas Labedz Zoology: Patricia Freeman Highway Salvage Preparator: NicholasFamoso Highway Salvage Paleontologist: Shane Tucker Preparators: GregoryBrown CollectionManager: R. George Corner Vertebrate Paleontology: RossSecord CollectionManager: GaborRacz Parasitology: ScottGardner Invertebrate Paleontology: Roger Pabian Research CollectionsStaffSecretary: GailLittrell Vertebrate Paleontology: EllenStepleton Skolnick Robert HughGenoways, University ofNebraska State MuseumStaff John Janovy,

Ina Van der Veen CindyLoope Carrie Ford Amy Spiegel Adjunct,

Angie Fox Michael andEmeritusFaculty: LouPritchard Mary Paul Johnsgard Voorhies, Jr.

MAY 2010 T H E M A M M O T H F R I E N D S O F T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E B R A S K A S T A T E M U S E U M Priscilla C.Grew, Director contributing totheCampaign tosupporttheMuseumforfuture. that ofyourfamilyandfriends, wehopethatyouwillconsider has beenanimportantcommunity resourceinyourlifeand recruitment, researchand program support.IftheMuseum fund universityprioritiessuchasstudentscholarships, faculty a majorneweffort, extendingto2014,raise$1.2billion and theUniversityofNebraskaFoundationhavelaunched the newCampaignforNebraska. The UniversityofNebraska Archie muralbyMarkMarcuson! that “Pebbles” was right at home infront of the sandbarsin and fiberglassby Tom CurtwrightinLincoln.Icanassure you team: a4-foottallgiantpipingplovermadeoffeathers, metal contest forthenewestmemberoftheireducationaloutreach 10th anniversaryin2009,andfortheoccasionhelda naming Terns andPipingPlovers. The Partnershipcelebratedits agencies andscientiststoprotectNebraska’s InteriorLeast and ParksCommission,industry, privatecitizens,government Campus, andtheprogramworkswithNebraskaGame partnership headquartersareinHardinHallonUNL’s East Partnership, firsttoldmeaboutthisorganization. The who alsovolunteersforthe Tern andPloverConservation Pratt, amemberoftheFriendsStateMuseumBoard giant PipingPlover, makingafirstvisittoMorrillHall.Diane Algae.” are Sundayson“Nebraska’s Climate”and“Ponds Toxic the Museum’s newFacebookpage.NextupinMayandJune the photosfromallSundayeventsthatarenowpostedon nanoscience, waterresourcesandpaleontology. Don’tmiss discipline orissueeachtime.Earliereventshaveincluded through “SundaywithScientists,”featuringadifferent science month, weareoffering newfamilyscienceprogramming Plover ConservationPartnership.OnthethirdSundayeach the NebraskaInvasiveSpeciesProjectand Tern and endangered andinvasivespecies,featuringpresentersfrom Astronomy Day. ages. The nextissueofthe Mammothwillhaveafullreporton science activitystationsdesignedtoappealvisitorsofall Elephant Hall,andtherestofMuseumwasfilledwith out theimpressivetelescopesarrayedat“Archie’s” feetin Club welcomedaconstantstreamofyoungpeoplechecking drawing 629visitors.Volunteers fromthePrairie Astronomy and meteoritestudies,wasagainverysuccessfulon April 24, highlighting physics,astronomy, spaceandplanetarysciences more varietytocome. Astronomy Day, ourannualevent for thefirsttime! Andwehope“Archie”willlookdownonever to participateinourMuseumprogramming2010–many different sciencedisciplines andeducationaloutreachgroups can tellfromthesephotographs,wearewelcomingmany In thisissueyouwillfindaspecialnoticeonpage2 about It wasaspecialtreatformetowelcome“Pebbles,”the On Sunday April 18,“Archie”oversawstations on Whatever will“Archie”seenextinElephantHall? As you FROM T HE 4 DIREC T OR’SDEK by Chris Thody.) Plover, “Pebbles,”toElephant Hallon April 18.(Photo Director PriscillaGrewwelcomes thegiantPiping on April 24. telescopes with Astronomy DayvisitorsinElephantHall A memberofthePrairie Astronomy Clubdiscusses OM E H T M RO F E G A S S E M State Museum Friends oftheUniversityNebraska Mark A. Brohman,BoardPresident Royal thissummer. near Crawford,and Ashfall FossilBedsnear Hall, the Trailside MuseumatFortRobinson underwrite thisproject. the StateMuseumareverypleasedtohelp to gethisworksdisplay, andtheFriendsof and doesfabulouswork.We areverylucky roamed Nebraska.MarkisanativeNebraskan artist MarkMarcusonofancientanimalsthat the unveilingof18scientificreconstructionsby unfortunately Iwasunabletoattend.It open houseatthe Trailside Museumthat opportunity tovisitthem. all themorespecialwhenfolksdogetan of Nebraskans,butIguessthatmakesthem Ashfall FossilBedsaresofarfromthemajority visiting onfieldtrips. lined upinfrontofMorrillHallwithschoolkids be enjoyedbythepublic. And thebusesare program seriescontinuestobepopularand the state. The ‘SundaywithaScientist’ Friends Board President Everything isgreenandbloomingacross I encourage everyone to try and visit Morrill On April 15,therewasaspecial It istoobadthe Trailside Museumand Special Offer for Friends Members! Mark A. Brohman T N E D I S E R P museum merchandise logo the in Current Friends Members may Morrill Hall Discovery Shop HallDiscovery Morrill now throughJune 30, 2010! 5 receive a30%discount on Photo Contest All photoswillbeexhibitedatMorrillHallbeginning for contestdetails&entryform October 1!EntriesacceptedJune7-September1. Visit www.museum.unl.edu Wildlife & Landscapes and Skyscapes Nature Friends Members are invited to Photo Categories: Nature and People State Museum’s 2nd Annual Other Wildlife University ofNebraska Plant Life participate inthe Birds

MAY 2010 T H E M A M M O T H F R I E N D S O F T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E B R A S K A S T A T E M U S E U M • UNL Departmentof Art and Art History • UNL EnvironmentalResourceCenter • CityofLincolnWatershed ManagementDivision • GuildofNaturalScientific Illustrators • The BeadPeople • BeakNWings,Inc. • RabbitsRUs4-HClub • StarCityLlama& Alpaca 4-HClub • NebraskaHerpetologicalSociety • NebraskaParrotRescue • SpringCreekPrairie Audubon • CapitalHumaneSociety • RaptorRecovery • PioneersParkNatureCenter • UniversityofNebraskaStateMuseum Participating Organizations: Special supportalso providedbytheHixson-Lied Endowment. Planetarium admissionwillapplyallday. the adultadmission(regularly$5). Admission isfreetoFriendsmemberswithvalidmembershipcard.Regular 3 p.m.Familiescanalsoentertowinanartisticrainbarrel. identify. OtheractivitiesincludefunwithbeadsandthefulldomePlanetariumshow“EnchantedReef”at2 owl, femalemerlin,vulture,macaw, cockatoo,rabbits,turtles,insects,reptiles,amphibians,andmore! the opportunitytoengagewithlivecreatures,includinganalpaca,llama,great-hornedowl,easternscreech demonstrate theircreativetalents.Severalnaturalistsandvolunteergroupswillbeonhandtogivechildren Celebrate ColorfulCreatureDaywithMusic, Art and Live Animals May15 N E W S&INFO During theevent,therewillbeFREEmuseumadmissionforchildrenages18andunder$1of Children arealsoencouragedtobringcolorfulrocksandmineralstheMuseumforascientist Scientific Illustratorswillprovidehands-onartactivities,answerquestions,and at 1:45p.m.and3:30inElephantHall. Artists fromUNL andtheGuildofNatural received fromitsstatewideartcontestthisspring. Museum’s newColorfulCreatureartexhibit,whichiscomprisedofalltheentries Morrill Hall! A fun-filledafternoonofmusic,artandanimalsisplannedtocelebratethe Museum visitors will enjoy family-friendly performances bymusicianMikeMennard Museum visitorswillenjoyfamily-friendlyperformances Celebrate ColorfulCreatureDayonSaturday, May15from1:30-4:30p.m.at 6 Visit www.museum.unl.edu for moreinforfmation! Saturday, May15 CREATURE DAY 1:30-4:30 p.m. COLORFUL Morrill Hall f Kathy French, EducationCoordinator TRULY MOREthanElephants! teaching funandtoallthe staff who onceagain,tookthetimetosharetheirpassionwith us! This classis I cannotdothisalone!So, manythankstomyOLLIstudentswhoaresuchwonderful learnersandmake the treasuresMorrillHallholds. This OLLIclassisatruecollaborationofmanymyfellow staff members. planetarium, onlytopiquetheirinterestformore! Weapons ThroughoutTime and spenttimeaskingRonPikeJoelNielsenmany questionsabouttheCooperGallery’ MORE ThanElephantsOLLICourseHeldJanuary-March Kathy French,EducationCoordinator all! down theMorrillHallsteps,knowingalittlemoreaboutstateinwhichtheylive. and littlevoicesbounceoff thatroundroomwasexhilarating! They continuedtosmileastheywentoutand there wasanextracharge,butsomeattendedanyway. Hearingthesoundofsomanyearlychildhoodgiggles marked thetreasureswithalarge‘X’ ontheirmaps. their maps--manysoundingoutlarge,unfamiliarwords.Whentheyarrivedatdestinations,proudly Safari” mapswithcrayonsandwereoff foranadventure! They keptbusy, searchingforthelocationson doors. They stoodtherewith bigeyes,soakinginatallthatsurroundedthem. They tooktheir“Museum Children walkedintotheplaza,pastbronze“Archie”mammothstatue,upstepsandthrough Morrill HallCelebratesEarlyChildhoodEducationin“Week ofthe Young Child” Kenneth Von Bargen,OrvisWall, SheliaWall Pratt, SuzanneSchreiber, LaurieSieg,Mary Anne Sullivan, Lindgren, DonnMarcussen,Virginia Marcussen, Diane Richard Imig,CarolKendrick,JamesMarion Coccodrilli, Lynn Darling,EarnieHines,MaryJane David Anderson, BruceBunde,CherylChristensen,Prue Winter 2010OLLIClassParticipants(somenotpictured): In betweenourjourneysto theotherdivisions,Imanagedtofindalittletime teachaboutmanyof The studentsalsowentbehindthescenesinMorrillHall, learningabouthowexhibitscometogether They giggledthroughthePlanetarium’s ocean-themed“EnchantedReef”fulldomeshow, forwhich making uphalfofthosetotalvisitors. April 15.Onehundredfiftypeopletookadvantageoftheopportunity Child’ celebrationthisspringbyoffering freeadmissionontheeveningof Thursday, exhibit.JackDunngaveasneakpeekofthe It wasthefirsttimeformanyfamiliestoactuallycomeMuseum. Morrill HallparticipatedintheLincolncommunity’s ‘Week ofthe Young

of roomsinthe Anthropology division. origin andmeaningbehindrowsofspecimensinanumber parasites intheManterLab.SusanCurtisexplained the as GaborRaczpassedaroundjarsfilledwithhundreds of among pocketgophers. There weremany‘oohs’ and‘icks’ specimens andusedanactivitytoportrayvariation Thomas LabedzeagerlyexplainedtheroomsofZoology as BobKaulsharedmanyofitspressedtreasures. the timeinHerbariumwithBotanycollection showcased thecollectionandlab. The classenjoyed Tucker, GregBrown,RobSkolnick,andEllenStepelton in Vertebrate PaleontologywhereGeorgeCorner, Shane desire tolearn–theIDEAL combinationforanyeducator! weekly withmanyquestions,newspaperclippingsanda students, allonaquestforknowledge. They returned or excitement!Itwasfilledimmediatelywith24new OLLI class‘re-run’ butitwasnotonelackingininterest Lifelong LearningInstitute(OLLI). This mayhavebeenan Elephants” courseagainthiswinterthroughtheOsher 7 The Museumoffered a6-week“MORE Than We spenttimeintheresearchdivisions,beginning N E W S&INFO Natural Selection A goodtimewashadby showinthe s current , withchildren

MAY 2010 T H E M A M M O T H F R I E N D S O F T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E B R A S K A S T A T E M U S E U M Platte RiverValley in ElephantHallgave“Pebbles” the piping plover. MarkMarcuson’s muraloftheancient brought aspecialguest:“Pebbles,” alargerthanlife the materialaboutternsand plovers,Chris Thody Nebraska InvasiveSpecies Project.Inadditiontoall Tern andPloverConservation Partnershipandthe Species. We hadtwogroupsrepresented: The plants andtakethemhome. gave kidstheopportunitytoplantseedsoffiltering and staff providedmoregroundwaterinformationand movement ofwaterthroughtheground.JamieOltman UNL studentsusedtheWater Machinetodepictthe groundwater, andconservation. RachaelHerpeland public wasabletolearnaboutonNebraska’s water, Waterthe Mayor’s Conservation Task Force,the UNL Water Center, GroundwaterFoundation,and storage andcreatedmodelsofnanoparticles. on.’ Visitors investigatedLEDlighting,electricenergy various stationsthatbrought‘invisibles’ to‘hands- Stephen Ducharmeheadedtheeventandpresented Nebraska CenterforMaterialsandNanoscience.Dr. Department ofPhysicsand Astronomy andthe Elephant HallfromtheUniversityofNebraska those thatliveintheGalapagostoday! warmer climatetosupportlandtortoisesthesizeof were amazedtolearnthatNebraskaoncehada the bottomshelltoknownowthatitisamale.Visitors not knowthen,buthehassinceuncoveredenoughof were guessingifitwasamaleorfemale.Shanedid tortoise rightthereinfrontofthevisitors.Children deep snow!)Shanebegantheworkofpreparingthis forklift tomoveitfromthetruckbuildingin the fieldjacketweighed2,500pounds,requiringa tortoise intoMorrillHall.(Thisalonewasafeat,since Paleontologist, broughta6-8millionyearoldfossil Division. Shane Tucker, HighwaySalvage program highlightingourownVertebrate Paleontology Continuedfrompage1. N E W S&INFO April’s topic wasEndangeredandInvasive March isWater Month,sowithhelpfromthe February foundagroupofphysicistsin The serieskickedoff inJanuary witha Interact withScientists,ExploreNewTopics EachMonth ‘Sunday withaScientist’ Program Allows Familiesto 8 -Kathy French,EducationCoordinator We lookforwardtoseeingyouinElephantHall! presentations andthosewehavecomingup. at www.museum.unl.edu formoreaboutthese Nebraska’s floraandfaunafacetoday. broader knowledgebaseofsometheproblems many speciesinvadingourstate.Visitors leftwitha including plantsandeducationalmaterials,aboutthe many! KarieDeckerprovidedseveralresources, and mammoths. This served asa“photoop”for perfect backdrop,completewithsandbars,cranes the February21 event Nanoscience explains thesciencebehindnanotechnology at and Astronomy andthe NebraskaCenterforMaterialsand Dr. StephenDucharme oftheUNL DepartmentofPhysics is heldthe3rd Sunday ofeach month from 1:30-4:30 p.m. 'Sunday withaScientist' Please checkthemuseum’s Web site at Morrill Hall. highway constructionprojectinKimball,NE. fossil wasdiscoveredby Tucker inSeptember2009aspartofa the 6-million-yearoldtortoiseshellatJanuary17event. The Museum paleontologistShane Tucker removessedimentfrom event. treasures intheMuseum’s fossildigboxesattheJanuary17 Morrill Hallvisitorsbecamepaleontologistsforaday, uncovering at theMarch21event. Foundation helps ayoungscientistcreateherown flowmodel Program managerJamieOltman of The Groundwater 9 visitor atthe Aprill 18event. Resources, explainsthebirdbandingprocesstoamuseum Conservation PartnershipintheUNL SchoolofNatural Chris Thody, outreachcoordinatorforthe Tern andPlover piping ploverreplica,atthe April 18event. A youngMuseumvisitorposeswith“Pebbles,”alarger-than-life Nebraska Amphibians -December 19 Native Americans -November 21 these UpcomingPrograms! Mark yourCalendars for Ponds &Toxic Algae -June 20 Archaeology -September19 N E W S&INFO Nebraska’s Climate-May16 Ancient People-October 17 BeetleMania- August 15 Poop! -July18

MAY 2010 T H E M A M M O T H F R I E N D S O F T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E B R A S K A S T A T E M U S E U M Professor and CuratorofBotany, forproviding a UNL DepartmentofGeosciences. honor inMorrillHall,nearBessey Hallwhichhousesthe public. We aredelightedthatthebustwillhaveaplace of to theMuseum,whereitwill bekeptondisplayforthe President J.B.Millikentransferred theUniversity’s bust in theStateCapitolandUniversityofNebraska. two memorialbronzebustsofBesseyforinstallation sculptor Littleton Alston wascommissionedtoproduce was inductedintotheNebraskaHallofFamein2009, the UniversityofNebraskaandstate.WhenBessey important roleinagriculturalresearchandeducationfor of botanyandhorticultureatNebraskaservedan Charles E.Bessey(1845-1915).wasaprofessor conducted aninformalceremonytounveilitsnewbustof and efforts tohelptheMuseum overthepastyear! many peoplestatewidewhohavededicatedtheirtime planetarium show“Astronaut.” A BIGthankyoutothe d’oeuvres, beverages,andashowingofthefulldome the receptioninElephantHall,whichincludedhors volunteers andsupporters.Morethan60peopleattended Volunteer RecognitionReception inhonorofitsdedicated Museum Volunteer RecognitionReception,BesseyBustUnveilingHeldinMarch bronze Archie statuenorthofMorrillHall. UNL studentJordanMillerstandsinfrontofthe UNL Student’s PassionforNebraskaMoreThanSkinDeep N E W S&INFO Thank youtoBobKaul,Museum Emeritus In conjunctionwiththeevent,Museum On March5,theMuseumhelditsannual landscape. a GreatPlains to addcolorand fall, sheplans on hercalf.Inthe the “Archie”tattoo Jordan showsoff home. -DanaLudvik,PublicRelationsCoordinator of thebeautifulNebraskalandscapethatsheishappytocallher Jordan plansaddcolortoitinthefall,alongwithabackground (with emphasisinbisonconservation). As forher Archie tattoo, American StudiesatamuseumorPlainsandPrairieConservation a degreeinGreatPlainsStudies,shehopestoworkNative her ride,oranytimeshehasfreetime. After shegraduateswith time walkingthehalls--in-betweenclasses,whileshewaitsfor represent. SinceenrollingatUNL in2008, shehasspentalotof the Museum.Shehasalwaysadmiredexhibitsandwhatthey Throughout herchildhood,sheandmomwouldfrequentlyvisit said Miller. Hall becauseIcanalwaysfindsomethingnew. Itnevergetsold,” has incrediblehistoryandnotmanypeoplerealizeit.IloveMorrill you’re older--that’s whenyoureallystarttoappreciateit.Nebraska ‘Nebraska’ andusuallythinkofcorn,cowsfootball.Butwhen carry greatpersonalmeaning. And Archie isakeypart ofthis. and theseiconicimagesrepresenttherichhistoryofstate of artonherskin?SheisincrediblypassionateaboutNebraska-- have theancientmammoth’s likenessmadeintoapermanentpiece calf. Whatwouldpossesshertositthroughtwohoursofpain Museum’s own“Archie”Mammothprominentlytattooedonherright city ofLincoln.OnMarch31,hermostrecentaddition,shehadthe bison, Sandhillcranes,CrazyHorse,andthecoordinatesof imagery permanentlyinkedonherbody, includingdepictionsof Lincoln nativeissoproudofherhomestatethatshehasNebraska is aproudNebraskan--andshehasthetattoostoproveit. The Morrill HallhasbeenanongoingfixtureinJordan’s life. “I love Nebraska. When you’reyounger,“I loveNebraska.When youhear sophomoreJordanMiller University ofNebraska-Lincoln 10 Rader, collectionsassistantforBotany. professor ofbiological sciencesandcuratorofBotany; andLinda director oftheCenterforGrassland Studies;RobertKaul,emeritus Botany; PriscillaGrew, directoroftheMuseum; MartinMassengale, L toR: The unveilingoftheCharlesE.Bessey bronzebustinElephantHall. statement onbehalfofPresidentMillikenattheevent. former NUPresidentMartinMassengale,whoreada Museum’s BesseyHerbarium. And thankyoualsoto statement onthesignificantroleBesseyplayedin Thomas Labedz,collectionsmanager forZoologyand L to R: short “summers”andlong,extremewinters.-Shane Tucker, HighwaySalvagePaleontologist collared lemmingteethfromthistimeintervalinNebraska. Today, theseanimalsliveonthe Arctic tundrawithvery of ourclimate12,000-24,000yearsago.Paleontologistshavediscoveredcaribouantlers,musk-oxskulls,and been abovefreezingyearroundinorderforthesegiantstosurviveatthislatitude. Their closestlivingrelative,theGalapagostortoise,cannottoleratefreezingtemperaturessoNebraskamusthave when theseanimalswerealive.Giantlandtortoiseshellsarecommonlyfoundinrocksolderthanfivemillionyears. subtropical climateandtapirsarefoundinthetropics. Therefore, Nebraska’s climatewasmuchwarmerandwetter Today, alligatorsarerestrictedtoareaswithamoist, year-old riverdepositsfromnorthcentralNebraska. and tapirremainsarepreservedin13million- determine whichspecieswererepresented. Alligator Kids wereabletoinvestigaterealspecimens animal fossilsprovidecluesaboutourpastclimate. professor MattJoeckelexplainedhowplantand Shane Tucker, andDepartmentofGeosciences Kathy French,HighwaySalvagePaleontologist and FamilyWeatherfest event.Educationcoordinator the 2010CentralPlainsSevereWeather Symposium prove it. throughout geologictime,andwehavethefossilsto here inNebraska.Nebraska’s climatehaschanged northern Canadaor Alaska; however, you areright You maythinkthatyouareonthe Arctic tundraof seeing caribouandmusk-oxroamingthelandscape? Weatherfest inMarch Museum ParticipatesinCentralPlainsSevereWeather Symposium&Family Paleoclimate Caribou antler from Lincoln County, NE; Fossil alligator scute (left) compared with a modern scute; Musk-ox skull from Richardson County, NE WORD In lateMarch,theMuseumparticipatedin Can youimaginelookingoutawindowand D Y G H E X B W U A P L T M X + + G + + + + + U A + + + + +

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MAY 2010 T H E M A M M O T H F R I E N D S O F T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E B R A S K A S T A T E M U S E U M One ofthemany animalmotifsontheexteriorof building. Charles Darwinstatue attheBMNH; The NaturalHistoryMuseum,London; IMAGES FROMTOP: Brett Ratcliffe, Curatorof Entomology entomology. to thebenefitofbiodiversitystudiesandsystematic make thespecimensandtheirdatamoreaccessible each museumtomodernizeandcareforthecollections by thecurators,collectionmanagers,andvolunteersat numbers ofunidentifiedspecimens.Efforts beingmade or rutelineswereentirelyworkedupbecauseofthevast incredible historicalimportance.Neitherthedynastines data forourresearch. our host.Here,weprovidedidentificationsandgathered at OxfordUniversity, where curatorDarrenMannwas entomology collectionsintheNaturalHistoryMuseum our secondweekend,wetraveledbytraintoseethe of ColeopteraattheNaturalHistoryMuseum.On We eachpresentedaresearchseminartotheFriends data andspecimensforourcurrentresearchprojects. working withthecollections,wealsogatheredadditional Kerley assistedwithourcollectionsactivities.While host andcoordinatedthetrip,CuratorMalcolm chafers). CollectionsManagerMaxBarclaywasour Republic), bothofwhomcuratedtheCetoniinae(flower Jean-Philippe Legrand(France)andStanJakl(Czech available forbiodiversityresearch. so thiscurationgreatlyassistsinmakingspecimens collection hadnotbeenupgradedsincethe1930s,and and manyspeciesgenerawereidentified.Each tribe), taxonnameswereupdatedand/orverified, sorted tothelowestpossiblelevel(species,genus, and Rutelinae,dozensofdrawersnewmaterialwere biosecurity andagriculture.WithinboththeDynastinae in theidentificationofscarabspeciesconcernfor and historicalbiogeography. Inaddition,itisinvaluable evolution, speciesconcepts,relationshipofclades, questions relatingtooriginsofgroups,charactertrait collections-based researchthataddressesevolutionary Dynastinae, andJamesonattackedtheRutelinae. for twoweeksduring August 2009.Ratcliffe tackledthe British MuseumofNaturalHistoryinLondon,England and Rutelinae(metallicleafchafers)collectionsatthe verify theextensiveDynastinae(rhinocerosbeetles) collections improvementgranttoidentify, curate,and by aNaturalHistoryMuseum(BMNH)“SpecialFunds” Research Associate Dr. MaryLizJamesonwerefunded Museum (BMNH)inLondon Research/Curation attheNaturalHistory The collectionsateachinstitutionarehugeandof Visiting atthesametimewerebeetleexperts This curationestablishedafoundationfor Entomology CuratorDr. BrettRatcliffe and

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MAY 2010 T H E M A M M O T H F R I E N D S O F T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E B R A S K A S T A T E M U S E U M enough excitement tokeepusawakeallnight. were waitingto getinlineforbuses!) There wascertainly say IsawtheHubble3DIMAX filmat2:30a.m.whilewe invitations andticketsstarting at11 p.m.overnight.(Ican us. The KennedyVisitor Centerwasopenforthosewith to theKennedySpaceCenter forthelongnightaheadof go backtohotelsandtakea napbeforeweheadedout Anderson receptionthatevening,wehadsometimeto probably thefinalnightlaunchofshuttle. Afterthe time towhatwasessentiallyapre-dawnlaunch. This was several weeksinthelaunchdateandthischanged International SpaceStation. There hadbeenadelayof the shuttleisonaneasyroutetorendezvouswith group. of Anderson familyrelatives.Itwasaverygregarious wife andRodBatesofNET andhiswife,aswellalot Beermann oftheNebraskaPress Association andhis the daybeforelaunch.We sawLincolnites Allen (Clay’s wife)heldagatheringforfamilyandfriends the dayafterEaster. As wastradition,Susan Anderson the launchpads! one couldtakeaSundaydrivewithyourcarrightaround controlled. Mostpeoplewouldn’tbelievethatinthe1960s right upto3½milesfromthepad. These days,itistightly the publicwasallowedonbeachesandcauseways in placeforthelaunch.Itisafarcryfromdayswhen ready todoitalloveragainthenextday. Center,to theVisitor’s waitouttheterribletraffic,andget launch isscrubbed,yougetbackonthebuses,go because youneverknowifitwillgoonthefirstday. Ifthe days intoyourtripfollowingtheannouncedlaunchdate attempt arenotgood.So,youhavetotrybuildseveral “window” forlaunch. The chancesitwillgoonthefirst the countdownisunderway, thereisonlya10minute your tripwithasmuchflexibilitypossible.Once follow theirrules.So,whatyoumustdoistoschedule to thelaunchsitedayoflaunch,butyouhave on yourownforthat.NASA does payforthebusrideout transportation orpayanyothertravelexpenses. You are an invitation.NASA doesnotgiveyoufundsfor astronaut, butmostpeoplemightnotrealizeit’s just for spring. to watchthelaunchofthismissionwhichwasscheduled 131. Inearly2010,IreceivedanotherinvitationfromClay chosen foroneofthefewremainingShuttleflights–STS- Symphony. We knewatthattimeClayhadbeen Clay atMorrillHall,HydeObservatory, andtheOmaha month stay. InMarch2009,Iarrangedappearancesfor flight tookhimtotheInternationalSpaceStationfora5½ NASA’s KennedySpaceCenterinOrlando,Florida. This attend hislaunchoftheSpaceShuttleforSTS-117 at an invitationfromNebraska Astronaut Clay Anderson to Planetarium Coordinator Attends April LaunchofSpaceShuttleMissionSTS-131 In 2007,mywifeLizandIwereprivilegedtoreceive The launchtimeissetbyorbitalparameterssothat The launchofSTS-131wasscheduledfor April 5, There areairportsecurityscannersandstandards It’s anhonortoreceiveinvitationfrom M U I R A T E N A L P R E L L E U M 14 than usual.ShelvesrattledinOrlando50milesaway. conditions thatdaycausedthesoundtotravelmuchfurther first seethelaunchbeforetheyhearit. Atmospheric you thinkitdoesn’t.Duetothespeedofsound,spectators people are surprised that the lift-off has no sound– or rather see theseparationofSolidRocketBoosters.Most the flamefromenginesofshuttle.Itwaseasyto were seenintheeastbuttheytotallyobliteratedby area likedaytimeat6:21a.m. The firstraysofmorning again. Discoveryroseasablindinglightilluminatingthe impossible thatthiscouldrepeatitself,butClay’s luckheld the reflectivesurfaceofdifferent modules. see. Rememberitnowhaslargesolarpanelswhichaddto people arestillamazedtofindthatthestationisnothard by theMoonitwaseasilyvisibleasabrightdot.Most ISS wasscheduledtogooverhead. As thestationpassed The waitforthelaunchwasnotthatlong. At 6:04a.m.,the Orlando, FL on April 5(PhotobyJack Dunn.) Spectators atthe launchofSpaceShuttleMission STS-131in Jack Dunn,PlanetariumCoordinator stars. Anderson whoinspireyoungNebraskanstoreachforthe now yearsinthefuture.Fornow, wehonorpeoplelikeClay Russians), tripsfor American astronauts intospaceare visits tothespacestation(forwhichwemustridewith spaceflight isstillverymuchundetermined.Otherthan The shuttleprogramisending. The futureofmanned around 11 a.m. andwenttobed. are clogged.So,youwait.We finallygotbacktoourhotel relax. Centerarea The two-laneroadsoutoftheVisitor’s back tothebus.Morehurryupandwait. You mightaswell Clay’s firstlaunchhappenedrightontime.Itseemed We gottoourCausewaylocationshortlybefore5a.m. No photographcandojusticetothesightwesaw. After thelaunch,wepickedupourstuff andheaded come willbemade. in themidstofitall,memoriestobeheldforyears weightiest academictometothetiniesttoyturtle. And, purchased inthebookstore…everythingfrom Souvenirs andtreasuresofallkindswillbefound and answered-askedagain. cell phones.Countlessquestionswillbeasked cameras, disposabledigitaland of thousandsphotographswillbetakenwithold and recoverbonesinthefossilsandbox.Hundreds of youngandoldalike. Thousands ofkidswilluncover will feastonthescrapstossedtothemdelight panoramic viewanddozensoflittlegroundsquirrels will beenjoyedinthepicnicshelterwhiletaking preparing previousfinds.Hundredsofpicniclunches prep labinanticipationoffindingnewfossilsand will bescrapedorbrushedawayinthebarnand observing excavations.Hundredsofpoundsash their ownwillspendhoursaskingquestionsand through. Couplesofallagesandfolkstravelingon the statetheyliveinoronearetraveling watching astheirchildrenlearnnewthingsabout trails takinginthenaturalbeautyofsettingand and daytripswillusherchildrendownwalkways can belearnedonafieldtrip.Familiesvacations become, andnewteacherswillmarvelathowmuch every yearwillvisitliketheoldfriendstheyhave in theirtextbooks. Teachers thatbringtheirstudents to seeforthemselvessomethingthey’vereadabout far, excitedtobeoutoftheclassroomanddelighted facility. stuff willbepackedintotheeverydayoperationof year ofoperation,Icanassureyouthatalotgreat calendar below. However, uponenteringour20th season seemsrelativelysimpleandbriefinthe Ashfall FossilBedsRe-opensforits20thSeason A SHF A L $5/adult and$3/childages6to18.No feeforchildren5oryounger. Valid parkentrypermitrequired.Dailypermitsare$4andannual October 10 September 7 July 21-23 July 17 June 19 May 28 May 25 May 1 are $20,andavailableforpurchase atthepark.Formore Ashfall visitorinformation,call(402)893-2000orvisitwww.ashfall.unl.edu. There willbeschoolchildrenfromnearand At firstglance,the AshfallFossilBeds2010 - - - - -FossilIDDay. BringyourrocksandfossilstotheparkforidentificationbyDr. Mike Voorhies. Regularparkhours 1 to4p.m.ClosedMondays. and admissionfeesapply. Fossil IDDay. (Ifyoucouldn’tmakeitinJune,here’s yoursecondchanceofthesummer!) Open tothepublic.OperatingScheduleis Tuesday-Saturday from10a.m.to4p.m.ClosedSundayandMonday. Summer operatinghoursbegin.Parkisopen9a.m.to5p.m.Monday-Saturday and1 Student paleontologistsresumeexcavationintheHubbardRhino Barn. Admission to Ashfall FossilBedsisfree forFriendsmemberswithvalidmembershipcard.Feesnon-membersare -FriendsExcavation. Thursday, July22isfull. A fewspacesremainforWednesday, July21andFriday, July23. -Lastdayofpublicvisitationfor the 2010season. -Falloperatingschedulegoesinto effect. Hourswillbe Tuesday-Saturday 10a.m.to4p.m. andSundayfrom Ashfall Fossil BedsState Park Historical -2010Calendar 15 missing… -SandyMosel, Ashfall FossilBeds Fossil Bedslately?Ifnot,considerwhatyoumightbe coming backformore.Haveyouvisitedthe Ashfall way thatisfunandinteresting. That keepseveryone learning (byboththevisitorsandemployees)ina blend ofeducationandrecreationthatfacilitates things aboutthe Ashfall FossilBeds…it’s awonderful enthusiasm fortheirscience. That’s oneofthegreat teaching, honingskillsintheirfield,andsharing Pavilion, the student paleontologists are busy learning, prep lab,ormicrofossilssortedintheDiscovery Rhino Barn,skillslearnedanddemonstratedinthe Whether thatmeansnewdiscoveriesintheHubbard of paleontologyistakingplacealloverthepark. coming, going,andhavingagoodtime--thescience join them. Ashfall’s HubbardRhinoBarnthissummer. Fournewinterns will will returnfromthe2009seasonandcontinueexcavationsin and StephanieChorkawciw, (Chicago, IL).RachelandStephanie L TO R: Student paleontologistsRachelShort(CreveCoeur, IL) Consider also,thatallthewhilevisitorsare 1 a.m.to5p.m.Sundays.

MAY 2010 T H E M A M M O T H F R I E N D S O F T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F N E B R A S K A S T A T E M U S E U M fossils foundinNebraskaornearbystates: The newimagesdepictthefollowingspeciesbasedon Marcuson’s depictionofanEntelodont( him thescientificfoundationtocreatereconstructions knowledge ofanimalanatomyandlocomotiongive creatures andlandscapes.Marcuson’s extensive known forhisexceptionalmuralsthatdepictprehistoric the newexhibit. 100 peoplefromthesurroundingareascameouttosee house tocelebratetheopeningon April 15.Closeto and elsewhere. The publicwasinvitedtoafreeopen collections oftheUniversityNebraskaStateMuseum looked basedonfossilmaterialintheresearch scientific informationandillustratehowthesecreatures the last40millionyears. The full-colorpanelsinclude animals thatroamedNebraskaatvarioustimesover consists of18scientificreconstructionsancient exhibit featuringartbyMarkMarcuson. The exhibit Nebraska openedanewpermanentpaleontology History atFortRobinsonStateParknearCrawford, Trailside MuseumUnveilsNew Artwork InspiredbyNebraskaFossilsin April Artist MarkMarcusonisaNebraskanative • Giantcretaceous fish( • Stegomastodon • Plesiosaur( • Oreodont( • Mastodon( • Mammoth( • Grandowl(new, unnamedspecies) • ( • Ammonite ( • Titanothere ( • Nimravidcarnivore( • Runningrhino( • Entelodont( • Diggingbeaver( • Chalicothere( • Carnivorousbeardog( • Archaic carnivore( • Browsingantelope( On April 15,the Trailside MuseumofNatural Oxydactylus Merycoidodon Mammut americanum Mammuthus columbi Didymoceras Elasmosaurus Dinohyus Megacerops Moropus Hyracodon Paleocastor Hyaenodon Syndyoceras Dinictis ) ) Daphoenus Xiphactinus ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Dinohyus ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ). 16 improvements tothegiftshop. cast ofa3-toedfossilhorse( Museum, includingtherecentinstallationofanew is partofongoingefforts toenhancethe Trailside Committee oftheChadron/Crawfordarea,thisexhibit State Museum. Harris, Associate DirectoroftheUniversityNebraska the adviceofourresearchpaleontologists,”saidMark fossils ‘tolife’ whilemaintainingscientificaccuracywith was alive.Marcusonhasanamazingabilitytobring bones whatananimalmusthavelookedlikewhenit among thebestyetproduced. form. Marcuson’s reconstructionsareconsideredtobe musculature, skin,andfurtorecreatetheexteriorbody fossils asbaseimagesinhissketches,thenoverlays of animalsbasedonfossilskeletons.Marcusonuses ( Trailside visitors admirethenewcastofa3-toed fossilhorse opening oftheexhibit April 15. Trailside visitorscheckoutthe newMarcusonartworkatthe -Dana Ludvik,PublicRelationsCoordinator Cormohipparion Funded bythePrehistoricPrairiesDiscovery “It’s hardforvisitorstoimaginefromfossil ) ondisplay. E D I S L I A R T Cormohipparion ) and Leah Carpenter, Discovery ShopManage this triptoeveryone.We can’twaittogoback! landscapes thatNebraskahastooffer andsuggest Hudson-Ming BisonBoneBed,bothoutsideChadron. Toadstool GeologicParkanddrovedowntothe doing theprevioussummer. Instead,wehikedthrough trips downtheWhiteRiver--activitiesthatweenjoyed enough forJeepridesupintotheButtesandrafting weekend, eventhoughtheweatherwasn’tquitewarm the beautifulsights.Itturnedouttobeagreatspring scenery attheFortandwereabletotakeinafewof displays andrefurbisholdones. Specialist RonPike,wewereabletodesignnew help of Associate DirectorMarkHarrisandExhibits pricing, anddisplayingitemsinthestore.With shop. We spenttwofulldayshaulinginboxafterbox, of themerchandisefor Trailside Museum’s gift really excitedtogettheFort. Chimney Rock!We hadagreatdrive,butwewere western Nebraskawithoutmakingapointtosee Nebraska. And, obviously, youcan’tdrivethrough on toScottsbluff NationalMonumentnearGering, Sanctuary outsideofGibbon,Nebraska. Then itwas First, wewenttoseetheSandhillcranesatRowe and plannedoutoursightseeingstopsalongtheway. chance. this springforanevenbiggerprojectwejumpedatthe given theopportunitytogooutthereasecondtime gift shop.We hadanamazing time,sowhenwewere Nebraska) tohelpreorganizeandre-merchandizethe History atFortRobinsonStatePark(nearCrawford, Earnest, traveledtothe Trailside Museum of Natural Morrill Hallco-workersMariaManningandBrandon E D Our Trip toTrailside: PartTwo I S L I A R T A NebraskaStateParkpermitisrequired forentry, $4one-time,$20annual. 5-18 (4andunderfree),$6forfamilies (uptotwoadultswithchildren). membership card.Feesfornon-members are$3foradults,$1children Admission totheTrailside Museumisfree toFriendsmemberswithvalid please call(308)665-2929 orvisitwww.trailside.unl.edu. We arealwaysamazedatthefantastic Of course,itwasn’tallwork!We lovethe For thistrip,Iwasabletoorderalmostall We setoutonourfour-day triponMarch19 In June2009,myselfandtwoofmyfellow For moreTrailside Museumvisitorinformation, r 17 season tobegin. to includenewmerchandiseanddisplaysintimeforthe2010 The Trailside Museum’s giftshopwasre-vampedthisspring (pictured). Nebraska, including Toadstool GeologicParknearChadron. stopped totakeinsomeofthenaturalwonderswestern employees MariaManning,LeahCarpenterandBrandonEarnest FROM LEFT: Monday-Friday, 10a.m.to5p.m.(MDT) Summer HoursBeginMemorial Day and continuethroughLabor Day: is Open for theSeason! is Open The Trailside Museum Ontheirwaytothe Trailside Museum,MorrillHall Spring HoursThroughMay: of Natural History Open sevendaysaweek, 9 a.m.to6p.m.(MDT)

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