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Dennis C. Murphy

new media design & interaction

web

Around the Block
(writing consultants)

Bala VBC
(volleyball club)

Bear Gulch Fishes
(science website)

Devonian Times
(science website)

Gina Michaels
(sculptor)

Handler Studio
(furniture maker)

Jefferson's Fossils
(museum online exhibit)

Joseph Leidy
(museum online exhibit)

Reisman Consulting
(staffing consultant)

Susan Watts
(muscian)

Tanzer for Commissioner
(political candidate)

Thomas Jefferson Fossil Collection

Thomas Jefferson portrait

Just about everybody knows that Thomas Jefferson was an author of the Declaration of Independence and the third president of the United States. But far fewer know of his interest in fossils and his expertise in natural history.

fossil mastodon tooth

This online exhibit was commissioned by the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia to highlight a historically significant fossil collection housed at the institution. In addition to showcasing many of the fossils collected through Jefferson's sponsorship, this exhibit explores many of the scientific ideas and personalities xxxx in the early years of the American republic and the beginnings of paleontology.

www.acnatsci.org/museum/jefferson/

assorted fossil illustrations