{"id":227393,"date":"2025-05-06T20:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T20:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/american-history\/from-fossil-cast-to-turtle-animation-archelon-delivers-fun-facts-at-the-state-museum\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T20:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T20:15:11","slug":"from-fossil-cast-to-turtle-animation-archelon-delivers-fun-facts-at-the-state-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=227393","title":{"rendered":"From Fossil Cast to Turtle Animation: Archelon Delivers Fun Facts at the State Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.statemuseum.nd.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/2025-05-06-Gullicks-BlogImage1-web.jpg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"A giant turtle fossil cast hangs from a ceiling with underwater graphics on the background\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been to the <a href=\"https:\/\/statemuseum.nd.gov\" target=\"_blank\">North Dakota Heritage Center &amp; State Museum<\/a>, you\u2019ve probably noticed the giant sea turtle that hangs from the ceiling as you walk through the Underwater World section of the Adaptation Gallery: Geologic Time. Every time I walk by this turtle, whose scientific name is <em>Archelon ischyros<\/em>, I think about the fun fact that it was about the size of a Volkswagen Beetle. That\u2019s massive!<\/p>\n<p>Now that we have a staff member whose focus is digital interactives, I had an idea for making the <em>Archelon<\/em> fossil cast and a Volkswagen Beetle come to life as animated versions of themselves to tell you about our <em>Archelon<\/em>. I pitched the idea to my boss, and she loved it. I then talked to my team member who would be working on the project. She was very excited and started her research and design right away.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.statemuseum.nd.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/2025-05-06-Gullicks-BlogImage2.png\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"Fun facts about our Archelon is written on a movie theater screen graphic with a cartoon yellow Volkswagen Beetle and bluish green turtle. A tub of popcorn sits next to the vehicle, and a fountain drink sits next to the turtle.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>She reached out to one of the paleontologists with the North Dakota Geological Survey to make sure she got the look and colors of the <em>Archelon<\/em> right. She also got a few interesting tidbits, such as where our <em>Archelon<\/em> was found, from the paleontologist to include in the animation. We geared the animation toward children, but we hope everyone enjoys it.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t want to give too much away, so this is where the story ends. The animation is now up and running on a touchscreen in the gallery near our <em>Archelon<\/em>. 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