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Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

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  • New-Found Oldest Primate Ancestor Watched the Dinosaurs Die

    In a new study, a team of paleontologists analyzed tooth samples found in Montana and determined plesiadapiforms, an ancient taxon including primates’ oldest ancestor, likely emerged 65.9 million-years-ago and lived alongside dinosaurs. Gregory Wilson Mantilla, Burke Museum curator of vertebrate paleontology and professor of biology at the UW, is quoted.

    02/26/2021 | Inverse
  • Scientists describe earliest primate fossils

    Gregory Wilson Mantilla, professor of biology and curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture, has co-led a new study analyzing several fossils of the earliest-known primates.

    02/25/2021 | UW News
  • Paleontologists use fossilized teeth to flesh out ancient tale of earliest primates

    The shapes of fossilized teeth from 65.9 million-year-old, squirrel-like creatures suggest that the branch of the tree of life that gave rise to humans and other primates flowered while dinosaurs still walked the earth. The UW’s Gregory Wilson Mantilla, Burke Museum curator of vertebrate paleontology and professor of biology, and Brody Hovatter, a graduate student in Earth and space sciences, are quoted.

    02/24/2021 | GeekWire
  • The dogs that grew wool and the people who love them

    Indigenous communities in the Pacific Northwest bred little, fluffy white dogs that provided for them, both materially and spiritually. A discovery made by Coast Salish spinning researcher Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa at the UW’s Burke Museum is mentioned.

    02/23/2021 | Hakai Magazine
  • Family Finds Mammoth Tooth on Island North of Seattle

    A family discovered a mammoth tooth on Camano Island while walking on the beach. The discovery was confirmed by the Burke Museum.

    02/09/2021 | The Great Courses Daily
  • Sea Moss Lemonade & Colorful Engagement Rings - Full Episode, KING 5 Evening

    This episode of King 5 evening news is hosted from the Burke Museum.

    02/04/2021 | King 5 News
  • The fun and creative way to learn about Washington's ecosystem

    King 5 News features the Burke Museum's "Burke From Home" curriculum, which provides fun and accessible materials to learn about the animals and ecosystems of Washington.

    01/28/2021 | King 5 News
  • Paleo art blends science and speculation to illustrate life — as we humans never knew it

    Brazilian artist Julio Lacerda produces "paleoart," hyper realistic depictions of prehistoric plants and animals. He has done illustrations for the Burke Museum, including one of a Tyrannosaurus in a forest.

    01/17/2021 | The Seattle Times
  • For each of the Burke Museum’s 18,000,000+ artifacts, there’s a story that helps us understand our world a little better

    The Seattle Times speaks with several Burke Museum curators to learn the story behind some of its artifacts.

    01/17/2021 | The Seattle Times
  • More than just dinosaur bones: An inside look at the Burke Museum

    Andrea Godinez, assistant director of communications at the Burke
    Museum, discusses all the resources the UW's Burke Museum has to offer to
    students and the public.

    01/04/2021 | The Daily
  • Study shows plant extinction is more common than previously realized

    Richard Olmstead, professor of biology and curator of the Burke Museum Herbarium, discusses his new research on plant extinction.

    11/24/2020 | UW News
  • AIA Seattle Honor Awards: Olson Kundig, Signal, NBBJ buildings earning top spots

    The Burke Museum has received an Award of Honor for its architecture.

    11/18/2020 | Archinect News
  • No social distancing in the Cretaceous: New study finds earliest evidence for mammal social behavior

    A new study led by paleontologists at the University of Washington and its Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture indicates that the earliest evidence of mammal social behavior goes back to the Age of Dinosaurs. The evidence lies in the fossil record of a new genus of multituberculate — a small, rodent-like mammal that lived during the Late Cretaceous of the dinosaur era — called Filikomys primaevus, which translates to “youthful, friendly mouse.”

    11/02/2020 | UW News
  • New Chinook art piece welcomes visitors to the Burke Museum: Guests from the Great River

    Vital symbols of the ancient Chinook Indian Nation culture have been installed at the east entrance of the Burke Museum at the University Washington’s main campus.

    10/15/2020 | Chinook Observer
  • New Chinook art piece welcomes visitors to the Burke Museum: Guests from the Great River

    Officially one year after the opening of the new Burke Museum and in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, the Burke Museum, University of Washington, and the Washington State Arts Commission (ArtsWA) are honored to announce a new outdoor installation called Guests of the Great River that greets guests as you arrive at the museum’s east entrance. 

    10/12/2020 | UW News

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