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Visiting Zuul

Visiting Zuul

f the rock matrix remains in some places that we can safely perch in certain places up above the block. Here our curator of vertebrate palaeontology, David Evans, carefully surveys the exposed fossils. To the left of David, and in front of Victoria, you can see a string of vertebrae (the backbone)

Southern Alberta Dinosaur Project

Southern Alberta Dinosaur Project

The Southern Alberta Dinosaur Project (SADP), designed to fill in gaps in our knowledge of Late Cretaceous dinosaurs and study their evolution, is lead by palaeontologists David C. Evans (Royal Ontario Muserum) and Michael J. Ryan (Cleveland Museum of Natural History).  This project focuses on

The 'Goddess' and the Museum: The Early Years

The 'Goddess' and the Museum: The Early Years

The front pages of The Palace of Minos volume 4.1, published by Sir Arthur Evans in 1935 This is the first of a series of articles that I will be writing as part of the ‘Minoan’ Ivory Goddess Research Project about an icon of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) collection: the ivory and gold female

Summerasaurus Part IV: How to Find Dinosaurs

Mark Farmer recently returned from an expedition to the badlands of southern Alberta with Dr. David Evans, Associate Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the ROM, in search of dinosaurs. Join us as Mark and Dr. Evans put up their notes from the field, detailing discoveries, how dinosaurs are found

The ROM ‘Minoan’ Goddess: The Minoan Relations

The ROM ‘Minoan’ Goddess: The Minoan Relations

Here I continue the story of an icon of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) collection: the ivory and gold female figurine–ROM 931.21.1. For further information see the ‘Minoan’ Ivory Goddess Research Project. After looking at the best known of the dubious ‘Minoan’ figurines (which may be

ROM Leadership

ef Human Resources Officer Lori Davison Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Alexis Easton Chief Public Affairs Officer & Board Secretary David Evans Co-Chief Curator, Natural History Brian McCrady, Chief Facilities Officer, Capital Development & Facilities Shyam Oberoi Chief

Ontario Underwater: Freshwater Fishes of the Great Lakes

Ontario Underwater: Freshwater Fishes of the Great Lakes

Registration Coming Soon! Worskhop is for an Adult Audience. This workshop is for participants ages 18+.   Ontario Underwater: Freshwater Fishes of the Great Lakes  Saturday, February 8, 2025, 1:00 pm- 4:00 pm Discover the freshwater ecosystems of the Great Lakes with researchers Mary Burridge

Summerasaurus Part III: The Jacketing Process

Mark Farmer recently returned from an expedition to the badlands of southern Alberta with Dr. David Evans, Associate Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the ROM, in search of dinosaurs. Join us over the course of the next month as Mark and Dr. Evans put up their notes from the field, detailing di

La direction du Musée royal de l'Ontario

nancier Manuelita Cherizard Directrice, Ressources humaines Alexis Easton Chef des affaires publiques et secrétaire du conseil d'administration David Evans Co-conservateur en chef, Histoire naturelle Brian McCrady, Vice-président, Immobilisations et installations Shyam Oberoi Directeur de la

Summerasuarus: Dino Storage

y Lab to see how dinosaur bones are extracted from their plaster field jackets after they are hauled back from the field by palaeontologists like Dr. David Evans. But where does the ROM store these fossils once they are free from their rock matrix? Welcome to Vertebrate Palaeontology Collections