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DURHAM, NC · SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2026 · LIBRARY
SKULLS: A Skull Identification with Duke Lemur Center Museum of Natural History
How do fossil hunters identify an animal from just a fragment of skull or a tooth?
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Fig. 01 — Innovation Lab, Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
About the event
How do fossil hunters identify an animal from just a fragment of skull or a tooth? What can the bones of a skull tell us about how an animal lived? Join paleontologists from the Duke Lemur Center Museum of Natural History to learn how to identify a variety of animals based on their skulls and test your skills with a variety of osteology and fossil specimens!
This program is a drop-in program, drop by anytime between 11am and 1pm to the Innovation Lab on third floor of Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St., Durham, NC 27701). This program is geared towards ages 8 and up, all ages welcome. (Ages 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult.)
Note: If you have any accessibility questions or accommodation needs, please contact us at Maker_STEAM@dconc.gov. We ask that all requests be made at least 3 business days prior to the event to ensure we can provide the best accommodations possible!