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The Name of the Sloth
For 225 years, confusion and controversy have surrounded the spelling and/or authorship of Megalonyx, a giant ground sloth from North America. In a review of the earliest paleontology research,…
Experience Arts and Sciences Day 2024 at the Orton Museum
With its beautiful, iconic architecture, Orton Hall is an Ohio State landmark. Completed in 1893, it was constructed to house Ohio’s first natural history museum and the original University…
What's in a Name?
That which we call a shark by any other name would still be just as formidable and interesting. (With apologies to Mr. Shakespeare.)
Orthacanthus, a fascinating Paleozoic freshwater shark…
GSA 2023 faculty, staff, and student presentations
Our Orton Geological Museum& School of Earth Sciences family is strongly represented at this year's Geological Society of America meeting. Use the dropdowns below to view abstracts and…
New Digital Exhibit for Earth Science Week 2023
In celebration of Earth Science Week, October 8-14, 2023, the Orton Geological Museum presents a new Digital Exhibit, Stones with Stories 2023.
Join us each day on the Museum’s webpage or…
Fossil Tour at the Ohio Statehouse for National Fossil Day 2023
On Wednesday, October 11, 2023, Dale Gnidovec will join with two ODNR Division of Geological Survey geologists, Mark Peter and Charles Salmons, to lead a public tour of the fossils exposed in the…
Celebrating Ohio State's dinosaur - 5 years!
The imposing skeleton of the great Jurassic theropod dinosaur Cryolophosaurus from Antarctica was installed in the atrium of Orton Hall five years ago, and we're celebrating this milestone! …
Orton Museum Joins Museums for All
The Orton Geological Museum is proud to announce that it now participates in the Museums for All initiative, sponsored by the Institute of Museums and Library Services.
Columbus, Ohio, is…
Fossil Tour at Ohio Statehouse for Earth Day 2023
On Saturday, April 22, 2023, Dale Gnidovec will join with ODNR paleontologist Mark Peter to lead a public tour of the fossils exposed in the Devonian-age Columbus Limestone in the Ohio Statehouse…