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Once again, the Orton Geological Museum will take part in the Central Ohio Mineral, Fossil, Gem & Jewelry Show, which will be held Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7, 2024 at the Ohio…

For 225 years, confusion and controversy have surrounded the spelling and/or authorship of Megalonyx, a giant ground sloth from North America. In a review of the earliest paleontology research,…

With its beautiful, iconic architecture, Orton Hall is an Ohio State landmark. Completed in 1893, it was constructed to house Ohio’s first natural history museum and the original University…

That which we call a shark by any other name would still be just as formidable and interesting. (With apologies to Mr. Shakespeare.)

Orthacanthus, a fascinating Paleozoic freshwater shark…