List of Events

GeoFest, Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis

10/19/2007 - 10/20/2007

IGS Staff enjoyed introducing families to mastadon and mammoth fossils during the Indiana State Museum's GeoFest event on October 19th and 20th, 2007.

Our booth was located on the third-floor crosswalk. If you look closely you can see our banner hanging below the railing. Copyright Indiana Geological Survey We displayed an artist's rendition of two fighting mastadons, along with a cast mastadon femur and part of real mastadon femur. Copyright Indiana Geological Survey Dr. Nelson Shaffer, IGS Geologist, speaks with a visitor. Copyright Indiana Geological Survey Nathan Eaton, IGS Outreach Coordinator, demonstrates the approximate position of a mastadon femur bone with respect to a human femur. Copyright Indiana Geological Survey Nathan Eaton, IGS Outreach Coordinator, draws a crowd while demonstrating a mastadon femur. Copyright Indiana Geological Survey

The Friends of Mineralogy had a nice booth focused on geodes. Copyright Indiana Geological Survey Kids really enjoyed the "Fossil Dig" area, and were excited to be able to take a few fossils home with them. Copyright Indiana Geological Survey Amzie Wenning, IGS Geological Assistant, discusses Crinoid fossils with interested kids. Copyright Indiana Geological Survey

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