Our collections are important to the general public and the scientific community. As a perfect illustration of these many uses, the Rhamphorhynchus skeleton on display in the Hall of Life just played a major part in a recent technical publication!

The renovation of the Hall of Life at the Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology was only one small step in a journey spanning 75 years. In celebration of this achievement, "Moments in Time: Evolution of a Legacy," is now available as a full-color book chronicling the museum's history. The pages feature photos from the museum's beginnings, as well as a special section on the recent renovation. Museum trustee Terry Baganz volunteered as "photo curator" for this collection, which is now available at this external link.

A new species of horned dinosaur was announced today by an international team of scientists led by Alf Museum staff, 95 years after the initial discovery of the fossil.

Decades after discovery, a proboscidean (elephant) partial skull in the collections of the Alf Museum is making its official debut to the scientific community, in an article appearing in the November 2011 issue of Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.