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The Museum offers special courses that certify amateur scientists to work on research-related projects in paleontology. Eligible courses below are noted with a * and are open to everyone.
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Join curator of anthropology Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh for an informal, two-class series on the tribes of the Southwest.
Learn the basics involved in the curation of fossils: accessioning, cataloging, and documenting locality information.
Investigate the origin and evolution of vertebrates excluding mammals and their ancestors.
Following an introduction on the history of life on Earth, learn how fossils are formed, their scientific value, and the basics of collection and data recovery, curation, and study.