Earth scientists celebrated National Fossil Day on the first floor of the Science Lab Building where nearly 250 visitors viewed actual fossils and casts of fossils from the university’s collection and other institutional collections.

Joe Daniel, a paleontologist and an alumnus of the UALR geology program helped organize the event and gave away some neat National Fossil Day mementos — pins, postcards, posters, magnets, and other items. UALR faculty and students were present to answer questions.

Kids had the most fun. UALR grad students helped them simulate a fossil dig.

Special thanks goes to the Museum of Discovery for bringing some of their teaching resources to National Fossil Day.

Photos courtesy of Buster Schmidt, Recruitment Coordinator for the College of Science and Mathematics.