I thoroughly enjoyed Dr. Gnidovek’s presentation. I agreed when he said that every kid went through a dinosaur phase and I always enjoy getting to see/hold fossils. It was interesting to learn about major historical figures such as Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Carnegie who played roles in the discovery and excavation of specific fossils. It was also neat to see that fossils found in Ohio are now in museums all over the world.
I was especially impressed a few years back when visiting the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh. Dale was especially effective in communicating just how global the fossil trade was, even back into the early nineteenth century.