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A Long Time Ago & Far Far Away

Join Orton Geologic Museum Curator Dale Gnidovec for a journey through Ohio’s ancient past. From tropical seas and steamy swamps to glaciers towering a mile high, the land we call Ohio has transformed over the last 500 million years. Along the way, explore ancient fossils and uncover the enduring patterns of nature that continue to shape the world around us today.

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Instructor: Dale Gnidovec Collections Manager & Curator, Orton Geological Museum, School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University

For 37 years I have been the Collections Manager (and now Curator) of OSU's Orton Geological Museum where I take care of over 90,000 rocks, minerals and fossils in the exhibit hall, and identify rocks, minerals, fossils, bones and teeth. I speak to about 3,000 people a year including elementary through high school classes, scouts and other youth groups, at parks, libraries, nature centers, retirement communities and clubs.

This free program is brought to you by the Simons Foundation and is part of its “Infinite Sums” initiative. For more information, visit infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org.