Fall/Winter 2018: Paleontology in Pieces

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St. Norbert College

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Description

When Rebecca (Schmeisser) McKean ’04 (Geology) discovered a plesiosaur fossil in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, she knew that it was unlike anything else so far found in the Tropic Shale. She talks about the moment of discovery in 2012, the process of excavating it in company with her students, and the years of diligent work to follow as she reconstructs her 92.5 million-year-old find.

Publication Date

Fall 10-31-2018

Keywords

Office of Communications, McKean, Riley Hacker, geology, fossil, paleontology

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Recommended Citation

St. Norbert College, "Fall/Winter 2018: Paleontology in Pieces" (2018). St. Norbert College Magazine 2013-2018. 479.
https://digitalcommons.snc.edu/snc_magazine_archives_2013-2018/479