Tag Archives: Palaeontology

Find it Friday! – Week 34.

Posted on January 17, 2014 by lfstockmus

A few months ago I wrote an article for Stockport & District Heritage Magazine. Being in a curatorial role and currently part of Stockport’s collection team I took this opportunity to explore one of my favourite pieces in the collection with a history … Continue reading →

Posted in Find it Friday!, Geology | Tagged ammonite, caroline birley, Collections, Curatorial Services, Earth Science, Fossil, Friday, Geology, MODES, Museum, Palaeontology | Leave a comment

The Final instalment of Vernon Park.

Posted on November 4, 2013 by lfstockmus

On the 29th of July I started a project that, if you have read earlier posts or if you follow me on twitter you will know, I have been talking about constantly since I began, and this will not be … Continue reading →

Posted in Vernon Park | Tagged Collections, Conservation, Curatorial Services, Earth Science, fossils, Geology, Mammoth, Manchester, MODES, Museum, Natural History, Palaeontology, restoration, Stockport, Taxidermy, vernon park | 1 Comment

Find it Friday! – Week 14.

Posted on August 23, 2013 by lfstockmus

As most of my time recently has been spent sorting through the Vernon Park Natural History collection, mentioned in various previous posts now, and since the bulk of that has been Geology in one form or another up to now, … Continue reading →

Posted in Find it Friday!, Geology, Uncategorized, Vernon Park | Tagged Climacograptus, Didymograptus, Fossil, Geology, Graptolites, marine, Natural History, Palaeontology, Paleozoic, Permian, Photic Zone, Trilobite, vernon park | 1 Comment

Find it Friday! – Week 12.

Posted on August 9, 2013 by lfstockmus

Its Friday again, and again I am going to look at another object I have come across in the Vernon Park Natural History collection. It is a slow process and still I am only on box 14, but the boxes … Continue reading →

Posted in Find it Friday!, Vernon Park | Tagged Collections, Collections Trust, Curatorial Services, dolphin, Earth Science, find it friday, Friday, Geology, Ichthyosaur, Jurassic Coast, Late Cretaceous, Lyme Regis, Mammoth, Manchester Museum, Mary Anning, MODES, Museum, Palaeontology, Stockport, teeth, tooth, vernon park, woolly mammoth | 4 Comments

Find it Friday! – Week 11.

Posted on August 2, 2013 by lfstockmus

If you follow me on Twitter (Update: @Ren_Field87) you will be very much aware, due to being bombarded with photographs, that since Monday I have been going through the Natural History collection that was once on display at Vernon Park. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Find it Friday!, Vernon Park | Tagged ammonite, Belemnite, cave, Collections, Curatorial Services, find it friday, folklore, fossils, Friday, Geology, heart urchin, history, Micraster, Museum, mythical, Palaeontology, Stalactite, Stalagmite, Twitter, Unicorn, vernon park | 3 Comments

Find it Friday! – Week 2.

Posted on May 31, 2013 by lfstockmus

This week for Find it Friday I have found a, quite frankly, awe-inspiring object. It ties in very nicely with my love for Palaeontology and History. Pre-history even. The Mammoth, various species included the Columbian Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi), the Woolly Mammoth … Continue reading →

Posted in Find it Friday! | Tagged elephant, history, ice age, Mammoth, Palaeontology, teeth, tooth, tusks, woolly mammoth | Leave a comment