Wednesday in Wyoming - April 9, 2025

 

If you're a dinosaur fan -- and many people are -- you won't want to miss this T-rex. You can find him in front of the Tate Geological Museum in Casper. 

Interested? Here's a link with information about the museum.

Wednesday in Wyoming - October 30, 2024

 

The dinosaur might seem serious, but I smiled when I looked up and saw it perched near the ceiling at the Tate Geological Museum in Casper. 

Although it's a relatively small museum, the Tate is filled with exhibits of everything from over 3,000 fossils and minerals to the skeleton of Dee the wooly mammoth as well as this recreation of a dinosaur.

If you're in the Casper area and have even the slightest interest in dinosaurs, be sure to visit the Tate.

Wednesday in Wyoming - January 25, 2023

 

Let me introduce you to Dee, the Mammoth. He's the largest and most important exhibit at the Tate Geological Museum.

Dee, who was named for backhoe operator Dee Zimmerscheid who discovered his bones while preparing an oil well pad, lived around 11,600 years ago. That's an impressive statistic. Just as impressive is that scientists estimate that Dee was between 65 and 70 years old when he died -- quite old for a dinosaur.

I hope you've enjoyed this month's look at one of the small but important Wyoming museums and that you'll come back next month for more Wednesday in Wyoming posts.

Wednesday in Wyoming - January 11, 2023

 

Are you taller than an ancient turtle nicknamed Pancake? That's the question visitors find at the entrance to the Tate Geological Museum in Casper, Wyoming. 

Wednesday in Wyoming - January 4, 2023

 

Are you fascinated by dinosaurs? If so, the Tate Geological Museum, which is part of Casper College, is the place for you. In addition to this obviously fake (but oh so cute) baby dinosaur, they have real ones ... or at least the fossilized remains of real ones.

Wednesday in Wyoming - March 24, 2021

 

Are you a fan of dinosaurs? If so, you won't want to miss the Tate Geological Museum in Casper. It's part of Casper College and is THE place for information about prehistoric creatures.

I was fascinated by Dee the mammoth's skeleton and the whole story of how it was found and excavated. (And, yes, you can see me there reading one of the signs.)

For more information, here's Tate Geological Museum's web site.

Wednesday in Wyoming - March 27, 2019

There are two sides to a story and -- in this case -- a statue.

Entitled "Essence of Rex," this statue is located in front of the Tate Museum at Casper College. The side above is what you might expect, a depiction of the flesh-and-blood dinosaur.

The other side is different.

If you look closely, you can see that this side shows the skeleton, giving visitors a hint to what they might find inside the museum. Yes, dinosaurs and other fossils play a big role in the Tate's exhibits.

I found the museum to be a small gem and will be sharing pictures of some of its exhibits with you later this year. In the meantime, enjoy Rex and his two sides.