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we are here for nevada
As researchers and educators passionate about our careers in paleontology in the state of Nevada, we envisioned the Nevada Science Center fun, engaging science topics to communities across the state. As a new nonprofit, we are committed to create a community-based science center to share our love of the state and the natural sciences.
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Latest News
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DecEducating Near and Afar: Sharing our Passion with the World
December 31, 2020 Welcome back friends and supports, and welcome to new readers of our adventure blogs! Our latest adventure across the State of Nevada was inspired a little different […]
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OctRoad Trip Across Nevada, with a bit of an Adventure Blooper
Greetings followers of the Nevada Science Center, new fans, and the Nevada curious. Time again for the accounts of another adventure into the rural reaches of the Great State of […]
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AprFish Valley Lake
We set our sights upon the Miocene of Fish Lake Valley, Nevada. Now that spring is upon us and the snow is melting, it is a great time to check on how our known fossil sites did over the winter and possibly something new weathering out of the hills.
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Upcoming Events
Virtual Field Trip
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VFT Animals of the Ice Age: Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Tune in virtually from Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument as paleontologists Dr. Josh Bonde and Becky Hall […]
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Virtual Field Trip
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VFT: Gilcrease Orchard: Farming in Las Vegas Tune in virtually as we meet up with Mark at Gi
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Virtual Field Trip
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VFT: Passport to Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada with Ranger Dawn Ranger Dawn has been th
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VFT: Tracking Careers in Paleontology Join the Nevada Science Center as they explore careers
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VFT: Trekking across the Triassic: The fossils and life in Nevada 240 million years ago! Com
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Virtual Field Trip
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VFT: Nevada’s Molten Past: Volcanos, Rocks, and Minerals around the State Come join the Ne
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Dinosaur Discovery and Excavation, Central Nevada
Outside of Eureka, Nevada in a sliver of Cretaceous outcrops lies an unidentified dinosaur that is currently being excavated.
Neogene of Nevada
The modern geology of Nevada started about 23 million years ago with the inception of what geologists call the Basin and Range.
Cretaceous to Early Cenozoic
Spanning the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary, 65 million years ago, a large shallow lake in east central Nevada sat at almost 9,000 feet elevation.
Jurassic Tracks of Southern Nevada
Our team has been a part of the discovery and documentation of dinosaur tracks from the various red rocks of southern Nevada.
Triassic Tracks at Lake Mead
Researches from NSC are investigating the earliest vertebrate tracks to be discovered in Nevada from the Triassic 240 million years ago.