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Photocredit by marti from the GigaPan CMNH Stories in the Rock Exhibit by marti

For more information go to saudi-archaeology.com /

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Explorable Image Viewer by marti from the GigaPan CMNH Stories in the Rock Exhibit by marti

See sitr.gigapixelscience.org  to see this interactive online.

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Overview Panel by marti from the GigaPan CMNH Stories in the Rock Exhibit by marti

The right wall panel provides background on Saudi Arabian rock art and archaeological work.

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Site Map by marti from the GigaPan CMNH Stories in the Rock Exhibit by marti

The left wall panel locates the petroglyph research sites found in Saudi Arabia.

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Signage Stand by marti from the GigaPan CMNH Stories in the Rock Exhibit by marti

The museum has an active science research program. 'Meet Our Scientists' stands are found throughout the museum to introduce the museum's scientists to the public.

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Stone Phone by marti from the GigaPan CMNH Stories in the Rock Exhibit by marti

The stone phones play short audio clips of the curator, Dr. Sandra Olsen decribing what she sees in these ancient rock art scenes. Picking up the stone phone activates a lighted frame on gigapixel print beyond, highlighting where the enlarged image of teh Stalking Leopard carving is located in the petroglyph.

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Lit Frames by marti from the GigaPan CMNH Stories in the Rock Exhibit by marti

When a stonephone is picked up, the corresponding frame on the gigaprint in front lights up showing where that in the petroglyph that story scene is located.

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Activity Table by marti from the GigaPan CMNH Stories in the Rock Exhibit by marti

Tracing and matching activites help support budding observation skills, help learners look, notice and connect what they are seeing in the petroglyhs like an archaeologist.

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Explorable Image Viewer by marti from the GigaPan CMNH Stories in the Rock Exhibit by marti

This viewer allows users to explore a gigapixel imae of Shuwaymic West, an extremely well preserved petroglyph site in Saudi Arabia, that Dr. Sandra Olsen, museum archaelogist is studying.

demo.gigapixelscience.org 
Gigapan Image taken by Richard T. Bryant
Courtesy of the Layan Cultural Foundation

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Lichen? by marti from the GigaPan Lichen and mushroom covered branches, Focus stacking by Richard Palmer

Beautiful.

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Mayfly, what family? by marti from the GigaPan May Fly Test v4 by Gene Cooper

what family or genus is this specimen?

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Mandibular Tusks by marti from the GigaPan May Fly Test v4 by Gene Cooper

Head with mandibular tusks that project forward

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Gills (EPHEMEROPTERA) by marti from the GigaPan May Fly Test v4 by Gene Cooper

Mayflies have gills on the dorsal surface of the abdomen (Figure 4.1), but he number and shape of these gills vary widely between taxa.

www.entomology.umn.edu/midge/Projects/Biodiversity/Mongolia/04Ephemeroptera.pdf 

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Mouthparts (larvae only) by marti from the GigaPan May Fly Test v4 by Gene Cooper

All mayfly larvae are aquatic with
terrestrial adults. In most mayfly species the adult only lives for 1-2 days. Consequently, the
The majority of a mayfly’s life is spent in the water as a larva. The adult lifespan is so short there is no need for the insect to feed and therefore the adult does not possess functional mouthparts. Mayflies are often an indicator of good water quality because most mayflies are relatively intolerant of pollution. Mayflies are also an important food source for fish

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Diagnostic Features by marti from the GigaPan May Fly Test v4 by Gene Cooper

Characters such as gill shape, gill position, and tarsal claw shape are used to separate different mayfly families

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Three Caudal Filaments by marti from the GigaPan May Fly Test v4 by Gene Cooper

Most mayflies have three caudal filaments (tails). Stoneflies have two.

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Tarsal Claw by marti from the GigaPan May Fly Test v4 by Gene Cooper

– All mayflies possess only one tarsal claw at the end of each leg.

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A fossil? by marti from the GigaPan BoneRoom 1AC - Working Draft by marti

An exhibit element no one has the heart to throw away.

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Dryosaurus altus (CM 3392) by marti from the GigaPan BoneRoom 1AC - Working Draft by marti

WHAT IS THIS?

The most complete skull ever discovered of the small dinosaur Dryosaurus altus. It is part of Carnegie Museum of Natural History (CMNH) specimen CM 3392, a partially-preserved fossilized skeleton of this dinosaur.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

Paleontologists’ study of this skull has provided key insights into the appearance, behavior, and evolutionary relationships of this rare but important animal. Although Dryosaurus was small by dinosaur standards, its evolutionary significance is enormous, in that it is one of the oldest-known members of a group called the Iguanodontia. Later iguanodontians—especially the duck-billed hadrosaurs—would go on to become some of the most diverse and abundant plant-eating dinosaurs of all.

WHO FOUND THIS FOSSIL, WHERE, AND WHEN?

Specimen CM 3392 was discovered by renowned CMNH fossil collector Earl Douglass and his crew in 1910. It came from the Carnegie Quarry at what is now Dinosaur National Monument in northeastern Utah.

WHY ISN’T IT ON DISPLAY?

Most real bones of this specimen are on display, as part of CMNH’s mounted skeleton of Dryosaurus in our Dinosaurs in Their Time exhibition. The skull is kept in the Big Bone Room for three main reasons. First, it is an extremely valuable scientific resource. Paleontologists from around the world come to the museum practically every year to study this Dryosaurus skull. It is probably the most important piece of fossil evidence ever discovered for this dinosaur. Keeping the skull in the collection rather than mounting it on the skeleton makes it much more accessible to researchers. Second, after this Dryosaurus individual died, its skull was distorted by the fossilization process, meaning that it no longer retains its original shape. When CMNH mounted our Dryosaurus skeleton, we made a copy of this skull, then “undistorted” it back to what we think it looked like when the animal was alive. We mounted that, rather than the distorted original, on our skeleton. Third, and finally, this Dryosaurus skull is fragile. Placing it on display would put it at risk of damage.

WHEN AND WHERE DID THIS DINOSAUR LIVE?

Dryosaurus lived about 150 million years ago, during the late Jurassic Period, in what is now the Rocky Mountain region of western North America.

HOW DID THIS DINOSAUR BEHAVE?

Dryosaurus walked on two legs and ate plants. Lacking horns, spikes, or other forms of defense, it relied on its considerable speed to escape from predators.

HOW BIG WAS IT?

Dryosaurus was about 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall at the hips and 11 feet (3.3 meters) long. It weighed about 200 pounds (90 kilograms).

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Camarasaurus lentus (CM 11338) by marti from the GigaPan BoneRoom 1AC - Working Draft by marti

Extremely well preserved and nearly complete skull and lower jaw of the long-necked plant-eating dinosaur Camarasaurus. The remainder of the skeleton is displayed as a "panel mount" in the Dinosaurs in Their Time exhibition at Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

Use the zoom controls to read the text on the specimen label!

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Stegosaurus cf. armatus (CM 41861) by marti from the GigaPan BoneRoom 1AC - Working Draft by marti

A complete lower jaw of the plated dinosaur Stegosaurus. The fossil was accidentally discovered by Carnegie Museum of Natural History Vertebrate Paleontology Collection Manager Amy Henrici during the preparation of another specimen.

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Barosaurus lentus (CM 11984) by marti from the GigaPan BoneRoom 1AC - Working Draft by marti

WHAT IS THIS?

Two partial neck vertebrae of the huge sauropod (long-necked herbivorous dinosaur) Barosaurus lentus. These bones are part of Carnegie Museum of Natural History (CMNH) specimen CM 11984, an incomplete skeleton of this dinosaur.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

Consisting of ten vertebrae from the neck, seven from the back, and several ribs, specimen CM 11984 is one of the most complete and scientifically informative fossils of the rare sauropod Barosaurus that has ever been discovered. Much of paleontologists’ understanding of the appearance and evolutionary relationships of this gigantic plant-eater has come from analyses of this specimen.

WHO FOUND THIS FOSSIL, WHERE, AND WHEN?

Specimen CM 11984 was discovered by renowned CMNH fossil collector Earl Douglass and his crew in 1918. It came from the Carnegie Quarry at what is now Dinosaur National Monument in northeastern Utah.

WHY ISN’T IT ON DISPLAY?

This Barosaurus specimen is kept in the Big Bone Room for two main reasons. First, with two enormous sauropods—Apatosaurus and Diplodocus—already on display in the Jurassic Atrium area of the Dinosaurs in Their Time exhibition, there isn’t enough space to show Barosaurus too. Second, since it is one of the best-preserved specimens of Barosaurus ever found, CM 11984 is of considerable scientific significance. Paleontologists frequently visit CMNH to study the specimen. Keeping it behind-the-scenes makes it much easier for them to access.

WHEN AND WHERE DID THIS DINOSAUR LIVE?

Barosaurus lived about 150 million years ago, during the late Jurassic Period, in what is now the Rocky Mountain region of western North America.

HOW DID THIS DINOSAUR BEHAVE?

Barosaurus walked on all fours and ate plants. Its most notable characteristic, its very lengthy neck, probably enabled it to browse on vegetation that other dinosaurs could not reach.

HOW BIG WAS IT?

Barosaurus was approximately 15 feet (4.5 meters) tall at the hips and 85 feet (26 meters) long. It weighed about 20 tons (18,000 kilograms).

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Diplodocus carnegii paratype (CM 94) by marti from the GigaPan BoneRoom 1AC - Working Draft by marti

This is the sacrum (hip complex) of specimen CM 94, the second skeleton ever discovered of the celebrated dinosaur Diplodocus carnegii.

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Containment Pond Preparation by marti from the GigaPan Natural Gas Hydrofracking Operation / Derry, PA by marti

This CAT is preparing the containment pond which will hold flowback water and drill cuttings.

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Roustabout by marti from the GigaPan Natural Gas Hydrofracking Operation / Derry, PA by marti

A worker with the physically demanding job of setting up and maintaining natural gas well sites, including wellpad construction, rigging, managing natural gas pressures and forces, spill prevention and reporting.

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Emergency Muster Point by marti from the GigaPan Natural Gas Hydrofracking Operation / Derry, PA by marti

At each drill site, at least one muster point is identified so that people have a safe place to go when evacuation is needed in an emergency such as hydrogen sulfide gas ecapes, fire, blowouts, etc.

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Erosion Controls by marti from the GigaPan Natural Gas Hydrofracking Operation / Derry, PA by marti

Fenching and landscaping to prevent erosion into the small creek flowing in the foreground along the base of the image.

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Pipe trench and line by marti from the GigaPan Natural Gas Hydrofracking Operation / Derry, PA by marti

A gathering line going in at the base of the well site. See google earth for a view of completed pipeline path.

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Solar powered ?? by marti from the GigaPan Natural Gas Infrastructure - Completed Well / Derry, PA by marti

Does anyone know what this solar powered pump and storage tank is for? Please use the snapshot comments links to share information.

Thanks!

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Williams Appalachia by marti from the GigaPan Natural Gas Infrastructure - Completed Well / Derry, PA by marti

Need a better lens to get the resolution needed to be able to read the well identification information.

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Well Head / Christmas Tree by marti from the GigaPan Natural Gas Infrastructure - Completed Well / Derry, PA by marti

This wellhead on a single pad may connect to several horizontal well legs.

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Nabors by marti from the GigaPan Marcellus Gas Well by joe seamans

Rig M16

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Hydraulic Fracturing Operation by marti from the GigaPan Marcellus shale gas drilling by joe seamans

Early stages of a frack job as the equipment is pulled into place. Several rigs like this are operating in the area.

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Project Team by marti from the GigaPan Act Lab Timeline Test (4/11/11) by marti

test snapshot

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Stabalizer by marti from the GigaPan Derry Compressor Station (in progress) by marti

A heated pressure vessel or distillation tower used to boil off the volatile fraction of a liquid stream to produce a less volatile product suitable for storage in tanks at atmospheric pressure.

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Gas Fractionation by marti from the GigaPan Derry Compressor Station (in progress) by marti

A gas fractional distillation process for separating natural gas and refinery/upgrader off-gases into their constituent boiling fractions to recover natural gas liquids: C2 (Ethane), or C3 (Propane), C4 (butanes) and C5 (pentane and higher boiling hydrocarbons, commonly referred to as natural gasoline).

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NGL Storage by marti from the GigaPan Derry Compressor Station (in progress) by marti

A facility for storage of natural gas liquids (usually in aboveground atmospheric storage tanks often featuring floating roofs or a gas blanketing and vapor recovery system).

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Inlet Separation by marti from the GigaPan Derry Compressor Station (in progress) by marti

A vessel located at the entrance to a hydrocarbon facility that separates a multiphase incoming stream into different components, such as gas, oil or condensate and water.

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Gas Treating by marti from the GigaPan Derry Compressor Station (in progress) by marti

The application of processes to remove impurities from hydrocarbon streams such as water, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulphide, and nitrogen.

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Compression by marti from the GigaPan Derry Compressor Station (in progress) by marti

Service equipment intended to increase the flowing pressure of the gas that it receives from a well, battery, gathering system or transmission pipeline for delivery of natural gas to processing, storage or markets.

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