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Fossil Tour for Earth Day 2022
 
Fossil Tour for Earth Day
Time
April 23, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Location
Ohio Statehouse
The Ohio Statehouse
1 Capitol Square
Columbus, OH 43215

Description

Explore the building stones of Ohio's Capitol with special guests Dale M. Gnidovec, Curator of the OSU Orton Geological Museum, and Mark Peter, paleontologist with the ODNR Division of Geological Survey.  

 

This special tour is free and open to the public.  Registration is not required, but if you or your organization would like to schedule a group to attend the tour, please contact Katie Montgomery at 614-728-3726 or kmontgomery@ohiostatehouse.org.

 

See fossil specimens from the collection of Orton Geological Museum, and then find similar fossils in the limestone walls and steps of the Ohio Statehouse.  The booklet, Statehouse Fossils:  A Guide to Fossils of the Ohio Capitol, will be available free to participants along with other informative literature and posters.  

 

Related Exhibit:  

While exploring the Ohio Statehouse, take a look at the Dunkleosteus terrelli fossil replica exhibit on loan from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.  Dunkleosteus terrelli became the official State fossil fish in March 2021.