Hemet museum’s paleontology event showcases science, fun
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It’s not as well known as Comic-Con, but scientists hosted their own convention Saturday, Aug. 24, at Hemet’s natural history museum.
The Western Science Center’s second annual PaleoCon aimed to spread knowledge — and fun — in a one-day science event.
A man walks over the glass floor showing how they excavate fossils during the second annual PaleoCon on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, at the Western Science Center in Hemet. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing Photographer)
Melissa Pardi, curator of geology at Illinois State Museum, shows children how mastodon jaws worked to eat on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, during the second annual PaleoCon at the Western Science Center in Hemet. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing Photographer)
Ascanio Rincón shows the differences in the possible new species of giant sloth and another well-known species to Kimberly Oltman on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, during the second annual PaleoCon at the Western Science Center in Hemet. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing Photographer)
Melissa Pardi, curator of geology at Illinois State Museum, talks with Fiona Acosta and Gabe Neji about a mastodon jaw on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, during the second annual PaleoCon at the Western Science Center in Hemet. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing Photographer)
Bryce Collins holds a mastodon tusk as Charlotte Linsey looks inside on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, during the second annual PaleoCon at the Western Science Center in Hemet. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing Photographer)
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A man walks over the glass floor showing how they excavate fossils during the second annual PaleoCon on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, at the Western Science Center in Hemet. (Photo by Andrew Foulk, Contributing Photographer)
Scientists chose fossils from the museum’s collections and discussed them with guests. Visitors watched scientific research.
“Most people don’t get to see the scientific process, so we want scientists to show off that process right on the exhibit floor,” Executive Director Alton Dooley said in a statement before the conference.
On the lighter side, the event included an interactive art demonstration, a science-inspired poetry reading and a scavenger hunt for kids.
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