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rabbitcruiser · 7 months

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National Fossil Day

Fossils aren’t just interesting and fun to look at — they’re also proof of the existence of once-living things (like dinosaurs, animals, plants and even DNA remnants). Through these fossils we’re able to learn a lot about life from billions of years ago. We can even take a look at animals and life-forms that are no longer on the planet! These fossils (and the education around them) deserve to be preserved and explored. That’s why we celebrate National Fossil Day annually on the Wednesday of the second full week in October, with this year’s celebration being held on October 12. Show some appreciation for these incredible “time capsules” and the paleontologists who excavate them.

National Fossil Day timeline

1840s - 1850s Researchers discovered the Neanderthal

Ancient human fossils were unearthed for the first time, proving the existence of the Neanderthal.

1902 Proof of T-Rex

Researchers uncovered the first Tyrannosaurus Rex remains.

1974 Lucy was born

Scientists found fossils of a 3.5 million-year-old female hominin (an extinct human species) and named her “Lucy.”

How to Observe National Fossil Day

Hug a paleontologist

Check out local events

Visit Your Nearest National Park

Paleontologists are pretty incredible people. They go through lots of schooling and training to be able to study the fossils of all kinds of organisms. It’s because of them that we know a lot about the last few billion years of our planet’s history. Show your appreciation by giving them a hug, and asking them to tell you more!

Every year, the National Park Service partners with various organizations, universities, museums and more to celebrate National Fossil Day. Through field trips, classroom instruction and outdoor activities, they’re spreading awareness about this important holiday.

Many national parks are passionate about introducing future generations to the science behind fossils and paleontology. These may include anything from scavenger hunts, to multi-day ranger-led activities. Visit your nearest national park and discover all there is to know about this fascinating science!

4 Fun Fossil Facts

They’re insanely valuable

They can be enormous

Anything can be fossilized

They’re ridiculously old

The highest amount ever paid for a dinosaur fossil was $8.3 million (they named it “Sue”).

The largest intact fossil ever discovered was a whopping 4 square miles!

The smallest fossil on record was just 2/10 of a millimeter (it was of a 50-million-year-old parasite).

Next time you're feeling old, just remember some fossils date back to 4.1 billion years.

Why National Fossil Day is Important

We can learn about our planet

We can understand the progression of time

We can look toward the future

A fossil is evidence of past life that’s been preserved in rock. This helps us discover all kinds of shells, plants, animals, and more that existed long before our time. This information helps us understand what was happening during each part of our planet’s history.

By looking at fossils, researchers have been able to understand how and when organisms appeared and disappeared throughout the passage of time. This is how they’ve been able to divide up the events in our planet’s history into different periods.

Each fossil tells a story of the organism it encapsulates, and the details of when it was on the earth. By examining fossils, we can use these stories to help inform us about the future, and how environmental factors (as well as man-made ones) will help influence our planet for future generations.

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bestmessage · 7 months

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National Fossil Day Messages, Quotes & Greetings

This day aims at highlighting the importance of fossils in our lives and also making people aware of them. Celebrate this day with fossil sayings and funny fossil quotes to share with your family and friends.

#FossilDay #FossilDayQuotes #FossilDayMessages #FossilDayGreetings #NationalFossilDay #FossilDaySayings

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sfc-paulchambers · 2 years

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Big long list of things to celebrate tomorrow. First thing, find that old teddy bear you have kept tall these years and be sure to take it to work in the morning. Sure, you'll get a few stares but some good laughs too. Have a great day. #BringYourTeddyBearToWorkSchoolDay #NationalFarmersDay #NationalCurvesDay #FreethoughtDay #NationalSavingsDay #EmergencyNursesDay #NationalGumboDay #StopBullyingDay #NationalFossilDay #TakeYourParentsToLunchDay #NationalVermontDay Did you know tomorrow never comes? That is why we Celebrate Every Day. Tag @NatDayCal with your favorite way to celebrate the over 1,500 National Days. Posted @withrepost • @natdaycal https://www.instagram.com/p/CjnIPzcuZe6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#bringyourteddybeartoworkschoolday #nationalfarmersday #nationalcurvesday #freethoughtday #nationalsavingsday #emergencynursesday #nationalgumboday #stopbullyingday #nationalfossilday #takeyourparentstolunchday #nationalvermontday

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alliterative-endlessknot · 7 months

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Today is #NationalFossilDay so if you haven't seen it before check out our old video "Fossil: The Language & History of Paleontology"!

#national fossil day #fossil day #fossil #fossils #paleontology #etymology #history #words #language #linguistics #word nerd #wordnerd #history of english #history of the english language #historical linguistics #lingcomm #lingblr #video #youtube

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citizenscreen · 2 years

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msamba · 7 months

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The spine of the median dorsal plate of an Asterolepis

Today is #NationalFossilDay so we're going to tell you all about this fascinating fossil which was discovered in 1846 in the cliffs on the west shore of Stromness, #Orkney.🧵 (Photo from Stromness Museum) pic.twitter.com/NC7sBW97nZ — Orkney Library (@OrkneyLibrary) October 11, 2023

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#Environment #history #nature

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macandtrouble · 2 years

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Today, October 12 is National Fossil Day ! It was established in the USA by the National Park Service in 2010 as a celebration and partnership to promote the scientific and educational values of fossils.

#fossils #dinosaur #nationalfossilday

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pixoplanet · 3 years

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It's October 13th, 🦕 US National Fossil Day! On this day in 2010, the US National Park Service held the inaugural National Fossil Day to celebrate and promote the scientific and educational value of fossils. The National Park Service, American Geosciences Institute, and over 385 other partners will join together today to educate the public (that's us) about fossils, the science of paleontology, and the importance of preserving fossils for future generations. Many of today's events will be held online, so people from all over the world can participate. Join in the adventure and you might learn about ancient seafloors; how modern animals help us understand extinct animals; what it's like to be a practicing paleontologist; what it's like to go on a dinosaur dig; what fossils still amaze scientists; and much more. Have fun! ☮️ Peace… Jamiese of Pixoplanet

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magpiesmiscellany · 4 years

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With no programming to plan for I almost forgot about national fossil day! #nationalfossilday #wirewrap #wireweaving #coral #ammolite #ammonite #orthoceras https://www.instagram.com/p/CGV6oyfnXy7/?igshid=1d3pv1588xvhy

#nationalfossilday #wirewrap #wireweaving #coral #ammolite #ammonite #orthoceras

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dinophile · 5 years

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Had a fantastic fossil day yesterday. The museum held a fossil day festival with tents full of t-shirts, books, toys, and specimens. We also had food and free admission to the gallery. I ran the mineral and fossil booth, both educating and selling fossils and minerals.   https://www.instagram.com/p/B3kUjLwDHs4/?igshid=hyvwfrq35vvt

#nationalfossilday #fossils #romigodon #minerals #museum

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mypubliclands · 6 years

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Happy National Fossil Day!

National Fossil Day is a celebration highlighting the scientific and educational value of paleontology and the importance of preserving fossils. Held during Earth Science Week each October, National Fossil Day gives the BLM an opportunity to share the role public lands play in preserving prehistoric resources for present and future generations. The BLM has partnerships with museums and academic institutions involved in paleontology.

Here are some exciting fossil-facts to kick off the celebration:

Paleontology is the science that investigates the history of life on Earth. The term is derived from the Greek word palaios ("ancient") and the suffix -ology ("study of").

Fossils provide clues to the interrelationships of all species. The life that we see today is just a snapshot in time - but that life has a history. One of the ways we learn about the ancestors of today's species (and their ancestors, and their ancestors and so on) is by studying fossils.

Paleontologists study fossils, which are the naturally occurring remains or traces of organisms. BLM paleontologists help researchers through permitting, work with partners, public education efforts, fossil inventory/monitoring and other important tasks.

This year, we are excited to share National Fossil Day across the BLM’s social media channels. Visit the National BLM Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter to learn more. Public lands offer great opportunities for fossil discovery and provide outdoor laboratories for professional and citizen scientists to explore.

We invite you to celebrate National Fossil Day and the wonderful diversity of fossils and learn more about fossils on BLM-managed public lands: blm.gov/programs/cultural-resources/paleontology.

#mypubliclands #nationalfossilday #dinosaur #paleontology #dino #environmental education #education #learn #science #earthscience #earthscienceweek

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rabbitcruiser · 4 years

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National Fossil Day

National Fossil Day is observed annually on Wednesday of the second full week in October.

National Fossil Day was established to promote the scientific and educational values of fossils. This nationwide celebration was first held on October 13, 2010, during Earth Science Week. The National Park Service and over 270 partners, including museums, institutions, organizations and other groups hosted events across the United States allowing the public opportunities to learn more about the world’s fossil heritage.

National Fossil Day 2011 was observed on October 12, 2011, with events at museums, parks, universities and non-profit organizations.

National Fossil Day 2012 was celebrated on October 17, 2012. The National Fossil Day Celebration on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. was the kick-off event.

The 2013 National Fossil Day was celebrated on October 16, 2013.

Each year a new National Fossil Day logo is created depicting a prehistoric organism. The logos help to promote National Fossil Day and provide educational opportunities to share more information about fossils. The original National Fossil Day logo was created in 2010 and featured a fossil mammal known as the titanothere. In 2011, the marine reptile known as the mosasaur was used in the National Fossil Day logo. During 2012, the mammoth was featured in the annual logo. For 2013, a Paleozoic invertebrate known as the eurypterid is highlighted in the annual logo.

Each year a new National Fossil Day logo is created and is unveiled in mid-January on the event website. The new logo will highlight another interesting story related to the fossil record of life.

The 2015 National Fossil Day artwork featured prehistoric mammal known as a chalicothere depicted in a Miocene prairie grassland. In 2016, the National Fossil Day artwork features a saber-toothed cat, long-horned bison, and a condor – all Pleistocene (ice age) animals.

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huntingtonlibrary · 6 years

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Fascinating fossils from Protogaea, an 18th-century book about natural history by Gottfried Willhelm Leibniz. The book is filled with ideas about the formation of the earth, from the actions of fire and water to the genesis of rocks and minerals and the formation of fossils. It also includes a few beautiful prints depicting the remains of animals—in particular, the famous reconstruction of a “fossil unicorn.”

Don’t know about you guys but all we saw were the words FOSSIL UNICORN

#NationalFossilDay #fossil #fossil unicorn #the proof we've all been looking for #unicorn #Protogaea #Leibniz

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lpvsgeology · 6 years

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My Paleo-pals and Giant Microbes are going to be hanging out at National Fossil Day at the Alabama Museum of Natural History! Excited to get kids interested in paleontology and geology!

#geology #nationalfossilday #amnh #paleopals #giantmicrobes #plushies #paleontology

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alliterative-endlessknot · 2 years

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Today is #NationalFossilDay so if you haven't seen it before check out our old video "Fossil: The Language & History of Paleontology"!

#national fossil day #fossil day #fossils #etymology #history #words #language #video #youtube #Youtube

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glaciernps · 6 years

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Rhinos & Hippos & Lemurs, Oh my! It's #NationalFossilDay! In the middle Eocene around 45 million years ago, give or take a million, a very different suite of creatures roamed the area now known as Glacier National Park.

While Glacier is best known for its precambrian stromatolite fossils, scientists have also discovered numerous insects, molluscs, and at least 26 kinds of mammals in the park fossil record, ranging from very small rodents and shrew-like animals to much larger amynodonts, titanotheres, and brontotheres (pictured here courtesy of wikimedia commons). Many of these are primarily represented through their teeth, such as the marsupialia (also pictured thanks to Drs. Mary Dawson & Kurt Constenius of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History). A recent publication by Dawson & Constenius in the Annals of Carnegie Museum tells more.

#nationalfossilday #fossils #paleontology #eocene #glacier national park

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