University of Iowa Paleontology Repository: FOSSILS!

04/24/2026

If you are easily distracted by rocks - and fossils - head on over to the Mid-America Paleontology Society (MAPS) Expo, Orr Building, Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. Saturday 8am to 5pm, Sunday 8am - noon, April 25/26.

09/04/2025

Iowa has 49 groundwater monitoring wells throughout the state that officials with the geological survey use to keep track of water levels.

09/02/2025

The entrance to Trowbridge Hall is getting a refreshing remodel for our new existence as the School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability 😃

05/08/2025

So proud of our graduating seniors! I’m looking forward to seeing what they do next, and wish them all the best of luck. Thanks to all the students who’ve worked in the UI Paleontology Repository this year!

Maya Monk never could have predicted when she went looking for a research opportunity at the University of Iowa that she would end up working with 13,600-year-old mastodon bones. “It’s been such an incredible experience to get to work on this,” says Monk, who will graduate this spring with a B...

05/04/2025

Happy 99th Birthday David Attenborough! I remember the first time I met him. I was having cake and tea in the Paleo Dept common room at the Natural History Museum, London, when my hero walked in and said “Good morning” to me. All I could do was blow cake crumbs at him! I hope he’s enjoying his own cake today. 😁🎂

This week the presenter turns 99. To celebrate, we asked 99 nature lovers – including Margaret Atwood, Jane Fonda, Bono, Kate Winslet and Michael Palin – how he has helped us see the world with fresh eyes

03/26/2025

TODAY!! Please support our students’ fieldwork training! Every little helps to train the next generation of geologists and environmental scientists! Thank you 🫶🦖🦕🦎🦣 🗺️ 🪨

03/07/2025

It’s true! I ❤️ science!

02/22/2025

We’re enjoing helping with this massive challenge! It’s a real team effort!
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02/11/2025

OMG so cute!!! 🥹🥹😍😍 Bumastoides beckeri - an Ordovician trilobite from Iowa.

02/05/2025

In case you missed it!

Last summer, University of Iowa archaeologists uncovered the first-ever well-preserved mastodon skull scientifically excavated in Wayne County. That was only the beginning of this community-minded project.

12/23/2024

Santa’s elves are dusting off the mosasaur, ready to pull the sleigh through the skies! What’s that, children? Reindeer?? Pffff!