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RMDRC News
Make A Wish Visits
RMDRC
June 18th we had the privilege
of hosting Make A Wish 7 year old Matthew Glasco from Irving, Texas.
Matthew has been battling leukemia. His wish was to come to the RMDRC and
work to earn his Scout Badge and RMDRC Paleo Badge. Through the Make A
Wish Foundation, his wish came true! Thanks to the efforts of our own
Carla Deemer (She's the person you book your tours with), Matthew had a FULL
week in the Pikes Peak Region.
His trip started in a Limo Escalade that arrived at RMDRC Monday morning
June 18th. Matthew, his Mom and Dad, and brother Sidney were given a
tour of RMDRC by Visitor Experience Guide Cat. He got an opportunity
to prep a fossil in the TPI lab with Curator Anthony Maltese. TPI
donated the bone to Matthew to take home as a souvenir from his visit to
RMDRC. Matthew then had the chance to work on the requirements for his Scout
Badge and earn his RMDRC Paleo Badge.
The rest of his week included visits to the Cave of the Winds, Cheyenne
Mountain Zoo, Garden of the Gods, Seven Falls, Florissant Fossil Beds,
Florissant Fossil Quarry and Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center. Other
sponsors included Primo's of Chicago, Garden of the Gods Trading Post and
Costello Street Coffee House. He wasn't up to visiting the Cog
Railroad and the Broadmoor but we deeply appreciated their involvement as
well. He also got to visit the Rocky Mountain National Park while he
was in Colorado. We extend our best wishes to Matthew and his family.
Military Appreciation Days is coming up fast. Please let your military
friends know about our 1/2 price admission for Military Families with ID on
July 2, 3 and 4. We support our troops!
Hope to see you here!
Sincerely,
JJ Triebold
President RMDRC
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Family FUN STUFF
On your next visit to RMDRC be
sure to take the family photo
out front next to our new
dinosaurs!
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RMDRC Upcoming Events
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.
AUGUST 2007
Saturday, August 4 through Sunday, August 5
Critter Fest
We have something for everyone at this year's Critter Fest. Make plans to drive
on up and enjoy a spectacular day with some of the best animal organizations from
the area. Critter Fest 2007 is coming to the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource
Center on Saturday, August 4th and Sunday August 5th @ 10am-4pm each day. Adopt
a rescue animal and get FREE admission. Lectures are FREE with paid admission.
Don't miss Critter Fest 2007. RMDRC members are FREE.
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Dino Art 2007 - Prehistoric
Poster Contest
WINNERS
DINO ART 2007
CONGRATULATIONS
Pre K - 2nd Grade
1st Place Regan
Hindley Age 5
2nd Place Midori Palmer
Age 8
3rd Place Ace Williamson
Age 8
Honorable Mention
Brianna Gandarillas Age 7
Linda Judd Age 6
3rd - 5th Grade
1st Place Ariana
Gladu Age 9
2nd Place Reighan Kirklin
Age 9
3rd Place Kyle Brady Age 9
Honorable Mention
Sarah Brown-Davis Age 11
Aaron Gonzales Age 11
Ronnie Peltz Age 10
6th - 8th Grade
1st Place Vi Pham
Age 14
2nd Place Emily Bertelson
Age 14
3rd Place Amelia Jamieson
Age 12
Honorable Mention
Collin Schubert Age 13
High School - Adult
1st Place Sarena
Brown Age 45
2nd Place Kenneth Solomon
Fish
3rd Place Francesca Ricchi
Age 18
WINNING SCHOOLS
with 100% Participation
Edison Elementary
Yoder, CO
Cherrelyn Elementary
Englewood, CO
Both these schools received a
library of dinosaur books
from
our
publishing sponsors
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Prehistoric Paradise Store - NEW Arrivals
Visit the web site to send great gifts to all your family and friends.
Click here to start your shopping experience!
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Lab & Field News
We've finally finished
Kansas
for the summer and have headed up to
Montana for the first
part of the dinosaur season. We've reopened the lambeosaurine (crested
duckbill dinosaur) site from 2005 and have discovered a few more bones, most
importantly some of the missing limb elements. After we finish that site,
we're going to be doing some exploring on a few ranches that we haven't
scoured completely.
Meanwhile back in the lab,
we've nearly completed molding the tail of the Apatosaurus. This is no small
accomplishment, as the tail has over 120 individual parts, is nearly 40 feet
long, with vertebrae over 3 feet tall. The legs are mostly done, and
re-preparation of the original bones are nearly finished. The project should
take the rest of the year with the prototype being ready in February. Stop
by the museum soon to watch the progress!
Anthony Maltese
Curator
anthony@rmdrc.com
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From the Education Desk
A big
summer welcome to all.
I
thought it would be a good idea to introduce you to our two new dinosaurs
that grace the front of the museum entrance, Daspletosaurus and
Styracosaurus. The life-restorations of these dinosaurs by Charlie McGrady,
are based upon actual fossil skeletons.
Daspletosaurus,
meaning ‘Frightful Lizard’, was a large predator in the Late Cretaceous
period which lived in western North America and was likely the ancestor of
Tyrannosaurus rex. It was a multi-ton bipedal dinosaur equipped with dozens
of large, sharp teeth and small forelimbs typical of tyrannosaurids. It
preyed upon ceratopsians and hadrosaurs (duck-billed dinosaurs), and
probably captured prey with its teeth and feet. The arms were becoming
smaller over time and did not play a large role in the prey-catching
strategy. Daspletosaurus competed with both Albertosaurus and Gorgosaurus
for prey. There are only eight known Daspletosaurus skeletons in the world
and the RMDRC has two of them in our collections. Both of these are larger
than the sculpture in front of the museum.
Styracosaurus,
meaning
‘Spiked Lizard’, was a large herbivore with a massive hooked beak and
shearing teeth that would have made them a highly efficient eater of most
kinds of plant material like cycads, palms and ferns. They inhabited North
America in the Late Cretaceous period about 73 million years ago. Fossil
evidence suggests they may have lived in herds. The large spikes around the
edge of the bony frill, along with the long nose horn, provided protection
from predators and were possibly used in mating rituals and rivalry.
I hope
this gives you an introduction to the two new members of our growing
collection. Please come and see them in person and visit all of our other
marvelous exhibits, like our new touch station in the marine room. We
look forward to seeing you soon.
Regards,
Geri
LeBold
Education
Director
geri@rmdrc.com
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