Paleontology Curator unveils 2.87 billion year old rock for display

John Foster, curator of paleontology at the Museum of Western Colorado’s Dinosaur Journey in Fruita, holds a rock chunk from western Wyoming. The exterior looks more like petrified wood than native rock. Picture by Christopher Tomlinson of The Daily Sentinel

Curator John Foster was featured in the January 2 issue of The Daily Sentinel, unveiling the newest addition to Dinosaur Journey – a 2.87 billion year old metamorphosed rock.  Check out the story here. This specimen is scheduled to be on exhibit in the late spring.