News Release

Cave Fossils Exhibition Opens in Carlsbad, New Mexico

News Release Date: October 12, 2018

Contact: Elizabeth Jackson, 915-828-3251

Salt Flat, Texas – Guadalupe Mountains National Park is partnering with the National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) for their Cave Fossils exhibition October 27, 2018 – February 1, 2019. The exhibition will feature an NPS exhibit Cave Paleontology and cave fossil specimens from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History collection in Washington, D.C. The Cave Fossils exhibit will be on display at the National Cave and Karst Research Institute, in the John Heaton Building located at 400-1 Cascades Avenue, Carlsbad, New Mexico. NCKRI’s exhibit opening will be held Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. This event will feature distinguished lecturer NPS Senior Paleontologist Vincent Santucci from 1:10 -2:00 PM with a preview of the documentary Dawn of Humanity, just after. Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Carlsbad Caverns will have educational activities for youth, as well as an appearance from the park mascots, G. Lupe Ringtail the Wilderness mascot from Guadalupe Mountains and Carl S. Bat from the Carlsbad Caverns. Light refreshments with a fossil theme, will be served during the event. The exhibit will remain open until February 1, 2019. Exhibit hours will be Monday- Saturday, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM.   
 
Guadalupe Mountains National Park Superintendent Eric Brunnemann said,” We are so excited to share this national paleontological exhibition with residents and visitors to the city of Carlsbad and surrounding areas of New Mexico and Texas. We are honored to partner with the National Cave and Karst Research Institute to provide access to world class cave fossils and scientific information.” For more information about this event and the Cave Fossils exhibit visit Guadalupe Mountains National Park website at www.nps.gov/gumo or call [phone]. Follow us on Guadalupe Mountains Facebook www.facebook.com/guadalupe.mountains, Twitter twitter.com/GuadalupeMtnsNP and Instagram www.instagram.com/guadalupemountainsnps to learn more details about this exciting public event.
 
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