Press Release
Fla. Museum hosts Oct. 16 paleontology lecture, book signing
For Immediate Release Oct. 4, 2005
Contact:
Paul Ramey, Dir. of Marketing and Public Relations
Florida Museum of Natural History
(352) 846-2000, ext. 218, pramey@ufl.edu
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Florida Museum of Natural History will host a free science lecture and book signing beginning at 2 p.m. Oct. 16 by palentologist Mark Renz titled "Giants in the Storm."
Renz will share images and ideas from his 2005 book by the same name about a 500,000-year-old Southwest Florida riverbed where more than 2,000 bones and teeth of mammoths, mastodons, ground sloths, llamas, peccaries and other animals were buried in an area the size of a baseball diamond.
The Florida Museum also will offer its free "Sunday Snoop" program for children ages 4-10 during the lecture. Adults can take a break and enjoy the lecture while museum staff entertain children for an hour with fun activities and a guided tour. Children will be returned to parents at the end of the lecture portion of the program.
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The Florida Museum of Natural History is Florida's state natural history museum, dedicated to understanding, preserving and interpreting biological diversity and cultural heritage. It is located near the intersection of Southwest 34th Street and Hull Road in the University of Florida Cultural Plaza in Gainesville. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The Florida Museum is closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Butterfly Rainforest admission is $7.50 for adults and $4.50 for children ages 3-12. For more information, including directions and parking information, call (352) 846-2000, or visit the museum online, www.flmnh.ufl.edu.