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SUMMARY:Dueling Dinosaurs Friends & Family Day
DESCRIPTION:A DINO-MITE WELCOME HOME!\nMuseum Members will take over all four floors of the Nature Research Center to celebrate our new Dino-mite residents\, with hands-on-science stations\, crafts designed for the whole family and much more fun! \nEmbark on a thrilling journey through time as we commemorate the opening of the state-of-the-art SECU DinoLab and meet the astounding Paleo team who bring it to life. Members enjoy a sneak peek of Dueling Dinosaurs while connecting with the enthusiastic scientists\, educators and researchers behind the exceptional exhibit. \nActivities include: \n\nGo behind the scenes in our 3rd floor Paleontology Lab. Meet Museum and NCSU paleontologists\, hear about their latest research\, and be the first to see dinosaurs so new\, they don’t even have names yet!\nSearch through 66-67-million-year-old sediment to discover and identify microfossils from Montana near where this Dueling Dinosaurs fossil was found! This is your chance to see the fossils\, talk with scientists\, and experience Cretaceous Creatures\, one of the largest paleontology public science projects to date.\nMeet our researchers\, learn about their work\, and go behind-the-scenes in some of our other research labs.\nLearn how you can help document the biodiversity of North Carolina by participating in the City Nature Challenge!\nEnjoy hands-on activities in the VisLab\, Investigate Lab\, and Naturalist Center.\nJoin the Durham Scrap Exchange to make your own eco-friendly craft.\n\nThis members-only event is a special opportunity to witness a wonder 67 million years in the making\, before it opens to the public on April 27. \nRecommended for all ages.  \nGET TICKETS \nBecome a Member to join us for a roaring good time! \n\nSECU Daily Planet Theater Presentations\n10:30am: Underestimating Dinosaurs: The Paleospecies Problem\nDr. James Napoli\, NC Museum of Natural Sciences\nDr. James Napoli is a vertebrate paleontologist who studies the evolution of meat-eating dinosaurs\, including tyrannosaurs and small bird-like theropods like Velociraptor. He has developed innovative methods to identify new dinosaur species\, and has named two new dinosaurs so far. He is a postdoctoral researcher on the Dueling Dinosaurs project\, focusing on the Dueling Dinosaurs tyrannosaur and its implications for tyrannosaur growth and evolution. \n11:30am: You Are What You Eat: Revealing Dinosaur Diets Using Fossil Tooth Chemistry\nDr. Thomas Cullen\, Auburn University\nDr. Thomas Cullen is an Assistant Professor of Paleobiology at Auburn University\, where he performs research on the ecology\, evolution and life history of dinosaurs and other extinct organisms\, with a particular focus on understanding how ecosystems respond under greenhouse climates. Prior to this position\, he worked for Dr. Lindsay Zanno as a postdoctoral researcher at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences assisting in the development of the Cretaceous Creatures public science program. \n12:30pm: The Fossil History of North Carolina\nDr. Christian Kammerer\, NC Museum of Natural Sciences\nDr. Christian Kammerer is the Research Curator of Paleontology at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. His research focuses on the assembly of modern faunas at the dawn of the age of dinosaurs\, with particular interest in the ancestors of mammals. \n2:30pm: Dinosaur Bling: Why Did Dinosaurs Evolve Ornaments?\n\nDr. Terry “Bucky” Gates\, North Carolina State University\nDr. Bucky Gates is a professor in the biology department at NC State University. He got his undergraduate degree in geology from NC State before moving to the University of Utah to earn his master’s and PhD in paleontology. Bucky teaches a variety of interdisciplinary courses at NCSU and\, every chance he gets\, studies the fossil record of sharks and dinosaurs as well as the foundations of evolution.\n \n3:30pm: The Science and Science Fiction of Dinosaur De-extinction\nDr. Elizabeth Jones\, NC Museum of Natural Sciences\nDr. Elizabeth Jones is a science historian\, educator\, and author. She is the project manager for Cretaceous Creatures in the Paleontology Research Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and postdoctoral researcher at NC State University.\n \n4:30pm: Unlocking North Carolina’s Prehistoric Past: A Brief Journey Through Our Paleontology Collections\nSean Moran\, NC Museum of Natural Sciences\nSean Moran is the Paleontology Collections Manager at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. While his specific research interests are in 34-million-year-old mammals\, he has the pleasure of working with many fossils\, from crabs to dinosaurs\, on a daily basis. He is thrilled to share some of those specimens with you. \n\nOpening Celebrations\n\nGala: April 19\, 6:30-10pm\nFriends & Family Day: April 20\, 10am–5pm\nGrand Opening: April 27\, 10am–5pm\n\n\nDueling Dinosaurs Opening Celebrations Sponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBernadette Healy Goodnight & James Goodnight\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnn & James Goodnight\n\n\nBeth & Julian Williamson\n\n\n\n\n\nAnonymous\nGail & Dean Bunce\nCapital Development Services/CapDev\nCapTrust\nJason Catlin & Jan Burkhard Catlin\nThe Colopy Family\nBarden Culbreth\nKathy & Tom Dow\nJennifer & Paul Elam\n\n\nThomas S. Kenan III\nCarlton & Marjorie Midyette\nAndrea Nixon & Brent Friedenberg\nPNC Bank\nMaryCraven & Dennis Poteat\nMegg & Robert Rader\nCindy & Richard Urquhardt\nVictoria Wheeler & Karl Rectanus\nDenise Young\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJean & Jack Barrier\nKari Barsness\nBatchelor Tillery & Roberts LLP\nKevin & Mary Brice\nCarlyle Adams Foundation\nClayton Kids Dentistry\nLauren Cole\nElizabeth & Richard Epstein\nKendrick & Brandon Fentress\nAndrea & Neil Fox\nJeff & Sally Greaser\nChris & Allison Hodges\nGeorge & Alice Horton\nMartha & Ken Howard\nKane Realty Corporation\nGretchen & Philip Kowalczyk\nSusu & Steven Lilly\n\nLyn Maness\nJanis McLaughlin\nAnna & Phil Menzies\nMichael Best Strategies LLC\nJanie & William Morgan\nJohn P. Noble Jr.\nDanielle & William Parry-Hill\nZeel & Ritesh Patel\nLeslie & David Pressel\nRHA Wealth\nLeigh Ann & Roger Smith\nDaniel Solomon\nAlice & Christian Tate\nWilliams Realty & Building Company Inc.\nWomble Bond Dickinson\nChristy & Daniel Wopperer\nBruce Worf\n\n\n  \n\n\nOpening Celebrations Sponsorship\nEnjoy complimentary tickets with exclusive invitation to our pre-party Happy Hour and Sponsors-Only VIP Lounge\, featuring elevated desserts\, a full bar and special access to world-renowned paleontologist\, Dr. Lindsay Zanno\, and more. For more information\, review our sponsorship levels or contact Joseph Luhning at 919.707.9817\, Joseph.Luhning@naturalsciences.org. \nDueling Dinosaurs Opening Celebrations Committee\n\nDrew Ammons\nJason Barron\nKari Barsness\nRhonda Hubbard Beatty\nEmily Burkhart\nLauren Cole\nCassandra Stroud Conover\nJennifer Elam\nAndrea Fox\nBernadette Healy Goodnight\nCatherine Mattesich Taylor\nMark McIntire\nEmily McLoughlin\nLou Muglia\nAndrea Nixon\nZeel Patel\nBrenda Pollard\nMegg Rader\nMike Rapacz\nTommy Sevier\nMissie Thompson\nAnita Watkins\nShanna Windham
URL:https://naturalsciences.org/calendar/event/dueling-dinosaurs-friends-and-family-day/
LOCATION:Nature Research Center\, 121 West Jones Street\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,All Ages,Children,Member Exclusive,Paleontology,Special Events,Teens
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