To the Ends of the Earth: Fossil Discoveries from the American Museum of Natural History (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1995, approximately - 1995 December 10

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened approximately 1995 and closed December 10, 1995. Located on Floor 4 in the American Museum of Natural History. To the Ends of the Earth: Fossil Discoveries from the American Museum of Natural History was a small exhibition curated by Richard H. Tedford of the Museum’s Department of Vertebrate Paleontology, which provided a behind-the-scenes look at 15 of the Museum’s fossil-hunting expeditions.

Summary

To the Ends of the Earth: Fossil Discoveries from the American Museum of Natural History was a small exhibition curated by Richard H. Tedford of the Museum’s Department of Vertebrate Paleontology, which provided a behind-the-scenes look at the Museum’s fossil-hunting expeditions from the 1890s to the present, featuring 15 specific expeditions in geographically arranged sections, such as the Central Asiatic Expeditions (1921-1930) and possibly those led by Richard Tedford, such as the Australian Field Trip, Expedition to the Yushe Basin, andand the Tedford Field Trip to Australia. Many of the fossils obtained during these expeditions were on view in the fourth floor fossils halls (1).

Highlights (1):

*Replicas of paleontologists at work

*Voiceover of a scientist involved in a recent discovery

*Fossils

*Field memorabilia and equipment

*Original excavation maps

*Archival photographs

*A special theater featured rare archival film footage and stills from the 1920s and 1930s

*Maudie, the special adapted Model A Ford with two transmissions, which hauled large fossil bearing rocks up cliffs

This is a condensed summary of the exhibition. For additional information, see Sources and/or Related Resources.

Sources

(1) Turner, Patricia C. “To the Ends of the Earth: Exhibit Tracks Museum’s 104-year Search for Fossils.” Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), December 4, 1995.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

American Museum of Natural History. Department of Vertebrate Paleontology.
Related department (1)

Australian Field Trip
Possibly featured in exhibition; led by Richard Tedford (1)

Central Asiatic Expeditions (1921-1930)
Featured in exhibition (1)

Expedition to the Yushe Basin
Possibly featured in exhibition; led by Richard Tedford (1)

Tedford Field Trip to Australia
Possibly featured in exhibition; led by Richard Tedford (1)

Tedford, Richard H.
Curator of exhibition; curator, Museum Department of Vertebrate Paleontology (1)

Related Resources

American Museum of Natural History vertical files
Repository: AMNH Special Collections [News article; children’s book, Dinosaurs at the Ends of the Earth: The Story of the Central Asiatic Expeditions by Brian Floca]

Dinosaurs at the ends of the earth : the story of the Central Asiatic Expeditions / Brian Floca.
Date of resource: 2000

subjectOf

To the Ends of the Earth exhibition photographic slides, 1995. American Museum of Natural History Library Special Collections.

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