Special exhibits

A collection of miscellaneous exhibits that UCMP has put together over the years.

		Fossil eggshell: Fragments from the past Discover what fossil eggshell can tell us about the layer of an egg — its anatomy, behavior, growth rate, identity, and more.				The San Jose mammoth Read the story of the 2005 discovery of a mammoth fossil in San Jose, California and the work UCMP did to excavate and preserve it.

		Secrets of the stomatopod: An underwater research adventure What in the world are stomatopods? In July 2001, a research team spent 10 days living underwater to learn more about these fascinating, little-known crustaceans in their natural environment.				Dilophosaurus! Visit a very special account of the discovery and reconstruction of this dinosaur. The exhibit is narrated by UCMP's own Sam Welles, discoverer of Dilophosaurus!

		Dinobuzz — Current dinosaur research Explore current and exciting research into the biology of dinosaurs. Were they warm-blooded? Why did they go extinct? Are dinosaurs related to birds, or are they reptiles? All this and more!				Coelacanths! You've read about it in the newspapers and heard about it on the evening news, now you can learn all about the Sulawesi coelacanths from the UC Berkeley researchers who made the discovery.

		Sabertooths! Visit an exhibit on some of the most famous extinct carnivores of all. Read about marsupials and creodonts who also grew "long in the tooth."				Vertebrate Flight Visit our series of pages on the wonder of flight in vertebrates. How do they do it? How and why did flight evolve? What do a pterosaur, a bat, and a bird have in common? Find out for yourself!

		Vendian Animals Along with colleagues from the Paleontological Institute of Russia, UCMP researchers have worked extensively with the troublesome creatures of the Vendian. You can learn about these earliest animals in his exhibit.				Fossils in our parklands: Examples of UCMP service and stewardship To celebrate the first National Fossil Day, UCMP highlights some of the fossils in its collections that were recovered from park and other government-managed lands.