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The Muirkirk Iron Miners
July, 17 12:24 PM
The Muirkirk Iron Miners
Above: Muirkirk ironworkers, ca. 1920.
Back row: John Weems, unknown, Meschach Conway, William Tolliver, Benjamin Conway, unknown.
Middle Row: William Stewart, Will Franklin, Unknown.
 
Ostrich Mimics of Maryland
July, 8 11:57 AM
Ostrich Mimics of Maryland
Illustration by Mary Parrish, National Museum of Natural History.

Not all dinosaurs were big or strange. Some were remarkably similar to modern animals – for example, the ornithomimids...
 
A Very Special Fossil
June, 26 11:08 AM
A Very Special Fossil
The fossil above is the jaw of Arundelconodon hottoni, the oldest known mammal from the eastern United States. As far as we know,
 
A Fossil
June, 11 4:07 PM
A Fossil's Journey
Last Saturday, Dinosaur Park visitor Anitha T. made a very exciting discovery. The fossil pictured above appears to be a cervical vertebra (neck bone) of a dinosaur, but don’t take that as sure thing...
 
Trees and Climate
May, 29 3:25 PM
Trees and Climate
The image above is a small section from a large mural of prehistoric Maryland, which is currently being prepared by local artist Clarence Schumaker. We are planning to unveil the completed artwork at...