Dig for Dinos at the Burpee Museum - CANCELED 

Dig for Dinos Thursday, Aug. 8 from 3-5 p.m. at the Burpee Museum 737 N. Main Street Rockford, IL

Thursday, August 8

 

Brush off your paleontologist hat and bone up on your knowledge of fossils, Huskies of all ages are invited to 'Dig for Dinos' at the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford!


Attendees will hear the dino-mite presentation "Growing Up T. Rex: Bite Force, Feeding Traces and Ecology of Tyrannosaurus Rex through Ontology" from Joe Peterson, M.S. '07, Ph.D. '10, associate professor at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Dr. Peterson will talk about the teenage years of the T. Rex and "dino-damage" discoveries associated with fossils.


Enjoy snacks during the presentation and then explore the museum following the program's conclusion. Museum admission is included with the registration fee.


Questions? Contact the alumni events team at alumnievents@niu.edu or 815-753-3528. All sales are final. There are no refunds.

Event Information

Cost:
$10 per person ($15 per person at the door) 

When:

3:00PM - 5:00PM Thu 8 Aug 2024, Central timezone

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Where:

Burpee Museum of Natural History – Mahlburg Auditorium
737 North Main Street
Rockford, IL 61103

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