Department of Geological Sciences - Michigan State UniversityMichigan State University
Faculty & students on field trips

Outreach

Fossil Camp is a week-long, half-day experience for elementary-aged students, offered during the summer.

Geolog is a web-based audio program covering topics related to Earth history, from Earth's origin 4.6 billion years ago to Pleistocene glaciation and modern day climate change.

Identification Day
ID day is an opportunity to have the stones, bones, fossils , and other natural artifacts identified by MSU scientists. See the MSU web page for details.

Michigan Geology Resources

www.paleoportal.org: Click on the map of the US to find out about the geologic history of each state, accompanied by photographs of fossils, organized by geologic period.

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality: many resources about Michigan geology available here.

Geology in Michigan
Michigan geologic maps (PDF)