RMDRC News
 

Third Year’s a Charm for Dinosaur Resource Center

     If you haven’t been to the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center in a while, the Third Year Anniversary Weekend June 9 and 10 would be a great time to make the trip.  In addition to birthday cake and paleo lab tours, there are two BIG dinosaurs creating great photo opportunities in the entrance plaza to the museum. A life size Daspletosaurus and Styracosaurus stand guard at the entrance to RMDRC.  And that’s just what you see outside!

     Opening in May 2004, RMDRC has attracted hundreds of thousands of dinosaur enthusiasts thru its front doors, to enter the prehistoric Cretaceous world where dinosaurs roamed the earth and huge carnivorous marine reptiles and fish swam in the oceans.  Many of these fantastic creatures are on display year round at RMDRC.

     Two special guests will be here to celebrate with the RMDRC family.  World renowned paleo artist Larry Felder will present the awards for the Dino Art 2007 competition at 2 pm on Saturday, June 9 to be followed by his talk “Bringing Dinosaurs To Life.”  Felder’s amazing artwork can be viewed in the atrium area with the Dino Art winners.  Sunday, June 10 at 2 pm Dr. Kraig Derstler will present a talk on “Dinosaur Mummies, not Daddies!”

     Activities over the weekend include “Inside a Paleo Lab” tours with RMDRC Curator Anthony Maltese, Dinosaur Story time, Discovery Cart with hands on fossils.  You can also bring your fossils from home for our staff paleontologists to identify for you all day Saturday and from 10 to 3 on Sunday. 

     You can also enter each day for a chance to win a FREE family membership. Be sure to join us for a piece of birthday cake on Saturday afternoon at 1 pm.

Hope to see you here!

Sincerely,
JJ Triebold

President RMDRC

Family FUN STUFF

Be sure to come to the Anniversary Celebration June 9th and 10th

and enter to win a FREE family membership.

RMDRC Upcoming Events

Saturday, June 9 an Sunday June 10

3 Year Anniversary Celebration
Click here to see the weekend schedule of events.

Sunday, June 17

 Dad's Get in FREE
Hey, Kids. Looking for a fun way to spend Father's Day with Dad? Bring him to

the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center and he'll get in FREE with a

child's paid admission. What a great way to bond with Dad and have some

 great dinosaur fun. The doors open at 10 am.

JULY 2007

Monday, July 2 through Wednesday, July 4

 Military Appreciation Days
Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center will be offering 1/2 price admissions

 for military personnel with ID's. This is an opportunity for military families to visit the museum and have a great family outing. We appreciate all they're doing for our country and want to give them a fun day out with the family.

The doors open at 9 am.

Dino Art 2007 - Prehistoric Poster Contest

Winners will be announced June 7th. 

Be sure to visit the web site to see if you're a winner. 

All winners will be notified by phone and email. 

Winners will be invited to attend a special "Meet with the Artist" seminar with Paleo Artist Larry Felder at 10 am Saturday, June 9th at RMDRC.  The winners and immediate family members of winners will receive FREE admission to RMDRC on June 9.  The school with the largest percentage of participation will receive a collection of Dinosaur Books for their library, including an autographed copy of Larry Felder's book, "In the Presence of Dinosaurs."

Prehistoric Paradise Store - NEW Arrivals
 

In The Presence of Dinosaurs (Special Book Signing Price $24.95)

 Join Paleo Artist and Author Larry Felder Saturday, June 9 at 2 pm for his lecture "Bringing Dinosaurs to Life."  Felder will sign copies of his spectacular dinosaur book following the lecture.  This  book normally retails for $34.95.  Enjoy our Anniversary Celebration Discount and "Meet the Artist AND Author," only at The Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center!

Click here to start your shopping experience!
 

Lab & Field News

     We are just finishing field work in Kansas, and boy has it been an excellent year! A record four mosasaurs have already been recovered and we have located up to three more still in the ground. We also discovered a Pachyrhizodus with preserved intestinal tract, and the fourth coelacanth discovered in the Niobrara Chalk since hunting began in the late 1860s.

     Dr. Kraig Derstler has returned to work with us this summer in the field. However our resident paleotechnicians will still be hard at work in the lab all summer completing the Apatosaurus project, as well as working on any interesting discoveries that we bring back. I will also be leading tours of the paleo lab on June 9th and 10th during our 3rd anniversary celebration. Be sure to bring your fossils in for identification.  I hope to see you there!

Anthony Maltese

Curator

anthony@rmdrc.com

From the Education Desk 

     Hello everyone…….For the past  two years you have seen me on the floor  either giving tours, answering your questions or just enjoying talking to you and your families.  I now have the privilege of being the Education Director along with continuing my very pleasant duties of Visitor Experience Guide. 

     One of my favorite things to do is to help with the activities in the Hands On area of the museum and to spend time with your children and all of their wonderful questions and stories about dinosaurs.

     We are looking forward to your next visit with us and want to extend a special invitation to your whole family to come out to our 3rd Anniversary Celebration on June 9^th and 10^th.  Bring your friends!  We will have lab tours, storytime, the discovery cart with original fossils you can touch, craft activities, the winners of the art contest will be with us and a yummy “Birthday” cake to help celebrate this very special occasion. Bring in your special fossils and our Paleo Lab will be open both days to identify them.  Everyone is welcome!  We are looking forward to seeing all of our old friends and to making new friends.

Regards,

Geri LeBold

Education Director

geri@rmdrc.com

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