July 2013
Monthly Archive: July 2013
New Research from the Burgess Shale: Thorny worms that swarmed in the Cambrian seas
![Hallucigenia sparsa (ROM 61513). Nearly complete specimen, head to the right. Approximate specimen length = 14 mm. Walcott Quarry. Fossilized Hallucigenia sparsa.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/hallucigenia-sparsa.jpg?itok=bz8XJJkP)
Hallucigenia sparsa is no ordinary animal. This poster child of the Burgess Shale biota is the ultimate weirdo!
Behind the Scenes: What the ROM is Doing this Afternoon
![Deirdre Leowinata Woman standing in Museum.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/deidra_thumbnail_blog_1_of_1.jpg?itok=OK91zKH_)
Deidra Leowinata, an EVC student explores behind the scenes and introduces you to the many faces of the ROM.
The Blueprint of Life - DNA & YOU
![Christine using a multichannel to put Hidi in the sequencing plates](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/dna_thumbnail1_1_of_1.jpg?itok=DpnfU-E5)
Christine Black, a volunteer in the ROM's DNA lab shares her experience and encourages you to join her at this months Curators Corner DNA & YOU!
New Acquisition: Late Triassic Araucarian Conifer
![ROM staff inspect one of our newest acquisitions. L - R: Palaeontology technicians Brian Iwama and Peter Fenton as well as Contract Assistant Curator, Dr. Linda Tsuji Inside the shipping room, inspecting a wooden crate](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/dscn1981_ps.jpg?itok=C6as8aIK)
Last week the museum acquired a Late Triassic Araucarian Conifer.
Mummies, mummies, mummies!
![Mummy Djedmaatesankh featured at ROM Ancient Egypt Weekend 2013 Detail of mummy Djedmaatesankh in ROM's collection](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/djedmaatesankh_thmb.jpg?itok=UKYtkwEL)
Even if you missed Ancient Egypt Weekend 2013, you can continue the fun at home or on a future visit to the ROM.
Let there be Light
![Image showing all of the detail.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom2009_10833_16_0.jpg?itok=ZEtXSuH7)
Our Senior Photographer, Bryan Boyle, shares his process of photographing beautiful Baroque textiles.
Purple Wartybacks, Pink Heelsplitters, and Rayed Beans—Oh my!
![Freshwater mussels (scientific name: Unionidae) are an important part of the ROM’s invertebrate zoology collection. Many species in the Unionid family are imperiled or already extinct.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/untitled1.png?itok=UN8kHadu)
Freshwater mussels may have funny names, but the extinction risk faced by many species is no joke...
Meteorites
![Thin section of a meteorite](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom2013_13466_3.jpg?itok=FUr9hdYJ)
As the ROM's photographer, I get to see and handle some really neat things.
The Museum Makers Mural!
Hi, we are the Museum Makers from Session 1 of Summer Club 2013! We made this extraordinary mural for the Royal Ontario Museum....
We’re More Ancient than We Think
![Artifacts grouped on a shelf for storage.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/photo.jpg?itok=vOfaDPMi)
We’re More Ancient than We Think: An afternoon with April Hawkins, New World Archaeology Collection Technician.
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