. Annual report for the year ended June 30 .... United States National Museum. Fauna and flora of middle Eocene in the Wyoming area, first of four murals, depicting different epochs, being painted by Museum artist Jay H. Matternes. Paleocene to Pliocene, a period of TO million years. Skeletons rep- resenting the better-known gronps of mammals are supplemented by a display of sknlls for each of the epochs. Enlarged photographs show field localities where some of these fossils were found. The large mural by Mr. Jay H. Matternes, depicting a mammalian assemblage with associated reptiles and plant
. Annual report for the year ended June 30 .... United States National Museum. Fauna and flora of middle Eocene in the Wyoming area, first of four murals, depicting different epochs, being painted by Museum artist Jay H. Matternes. Paleocene to Pliocene, a period of TO million years. Skeletons rep- resenting the better-known gronps of mammals are supplemented by a display of sknlls for each of the epochs. Enlarged photographs show field localities where some of these fossils were found. The large mural by Mr. Jay H. Matternes, depicting a mammalian assemblage with associated reptiles and plants of the Bridger middle Eocene, was completed. A second mural, showing a Harrisonian, or early ]\Iiocene, life group, is nearly finished. Two additional nuirals l)ortraying assemblages of characteristic mammals of other epochs will appear in this hall. Curator C Lewis (xazin and exhibits designer Ann Karras collaborated closely in the development of this hall. Architects* ])laiis for renovating the hall in which are displayed the dinosaurs and the Mesozoic reptiles were completed and the con- 18. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum. [Washington] : Smithsonian Institution
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