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Mary Barnes
New 243
Alabama Museum of Natural History Lab
Being an RHM major, my interest in science has always been slim. However, after touring the Alabama Museum of Natural History today, I am proud to say my interest in Geology and Paleontology have reached a new level. Not only did I find the field trip fun, but I also found this experience very interesting and informative.
While this was not my first visit to the museum, this was my first visit accompanied by a tour guide. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to everything our tour guide had to say. Not only was he very knowledgeable about every exhibit within the museum, but he also made the visit very entertaining with his humor and descriptive stories. I was able to take so much more information and excitement with me after today’s visit, than my previous one over a year ago. The first highlight of the tour would be the amazing replica of a Basilasourus hanging overhead when we first walked in. I really enjoyed how our tour guide interacted with our class by having us guess what kind of creature we thought it might be, along with him giving us a detailed explanation of what it was. I found it to be fascinating that not only was the Basilasourus a sea creature, but also closely related to the Killer Whale of today. Not only was I unaware of those facts, but I also had no clue that the state fossil of Alabama was the Basilasourus, or that the state even had an official fossil. After learning about the “King of the Lizards”, I definitely expect myself to research more on this creature, due to the fact that I found it so interesting.
As our tour continued, our next stop was the Dr. Eugene Smith exhibit. As we walked up to the corner exhibit; I recalled my last visit to the museum, and how I did not find it interesting. Thankfully; however, that is not how I felt after our visit today. Our tour guide livened up this exhibit by explaining who Dr. Smith was, interpreting the geologic map of Alabama, and
New 243
Alabama Museum of Natural History Lab
Being an RHM major, my interest in science has always been slim. However, after touring the Alabama Museum of Natural History today, I am proud to say my interest in Geology and Paleontology have reached a new level. Not only did I find the field trip fun, but I also found this experience very interesting and informative.
While this was not my first visit to the museum, this was my first visit accompanied by a tour guide. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to everything our tour guide had to say. Not only was he very knowledgeable about every exhibit within the museum, but he also made the visit very entertaining with his humor and descriptive stories. I was able to take so much more information and excitement with me after today’s visit, than my previous one over a year ago. The first highlight of the tour would be the amazing replica of a Basilasourus hanging overhead when we first walked in. I really enjoyed how our tour guide interacted with our class by having us guess what kind of creature we thought it might be, along with him giving us a detailed explanation of what it was. I found it to be fascinating that not only was the Basilasourus a sea creature, but also closely related to the Killer Whale of today. Not only was I unaware of those facts, but I also had no clue that the state fossil of Alabama was the Basilasourus, or that the state even had an official fossil. After learning about the “King of the Lizards”, I definitely expect myself to research more on this creature, due to the fact that I found it so interesting.
As our tour continued, our next stop was the Dr. Eugene Smith exhibit. As we walked up to the corner exhibit; I recalled my last visit to the museum, and how I did not find it interesting. Thankfully; however, that is not how I felt after our visit today. Our tour guide livened up this exhibit by explaining who Dr. Smith was, interpreting the geologic map of Alabama, and