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UM Launches New Paleontology Center

The future looks bright for those interested in the ancient fossil heritage of Montana, the Rocky Mountain region and the world.

The state Board of Regents recently approved a new University of Montana Paleontology Center, which includes an associated Fort Peck Field Station amid the fossil-rich Cretaceous formations surrounding Fort Peck and Glasgow.

Organized under UM’s Department of Geology, the new center and field station will promote paleontology education and research and serve as a repository for important fossil discoveries. It also will boost public outreach in paleontology.

“This should put UM on the map for being a center of excellence for paleontology,” said George Stanley, a UM geology professor and director of the new center. “It also could help revitalize the economy of the Fort Peck area.”

Full Story: http://news.umt.edu/index.asp?sec=1&too=100&eve=8&dat=10/12/2005&npa=930

Contact: George Stanley, UM geology professor, (406) 243-5693, [email protected]; or Jon Rudbach, UM associate vice president for research and economic development, (406) 243-2148, [email protected]; or John Rabenberg, president of FPPI, (406) 525-3318: or Larry Miers, president of Two Rivers Economic Growth, (406) 263-8402, [email protected].

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