Paleoecology (2025) and New Displays in Scovel Hall

Dr. Lyon’s class along with her TAs and in collaboration with the Wooster Art Museum’s director Dr. Marianne Wardle, significantly upgraded many of the fossil and mineral displays in Scovel Hall this past fall.

The classes hard work was revealed in an “opening” on the last day of Geoclub with students presenting their work to the Wooster Earth Scientists.

 

One of the formerly empty cases in the North entrance of Scovel Hall is now populated with new displays that are Ohio-centric.

Each of the geologic time periods is represented, and in this case, fossils from Ohio are keyed to each period are explained.

A detail of one of the cases and Ohio’s fossils.

Another new addition to Scovel Hall is a case on the first floor with examples of various modes of preservation and remarkable aesthetics in the setup with cards that offer explanations for each specimen.

Modes of preservation was a topic in much of the interpretive materials in the first floor case.

A detail from one of the shelves of the first – floor case.

Departmental technician, Nick Wiesenberg, painted over the not-so-nice pink color that was pervasive in our building, making this almost-three-story-wall shades of blue to provide an oceanic backdrop. Its great to see these displays each day and to see an increase in student, faculty, staff and visitors reading and interacting with the materials. Thank you Dr. Lyon, students and TAs from Paleoecology as well as the Wooster Art Museum and Nick for his support of this project.