The Brigham Young University Museum of Paleontology was started in 1976 around the collection of James A. Jensen. For many years, it was known as the BYU Earth Science Museum,[1] and most of the collection was in storage under the LaVell Edwards Stadium.[2]
In October 2009, the museum held a grand opening of its new facilities during BYU homecoming week. With the 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) addition, it now displays most of the collection. The change of name clarifies that the museum actually houses a large collection of dinosaur bones and other fossils.[3]
The museum is currently directed by Rodney Scheetz, who was one of Jensen's students at BYU. Its main purpose is to facilitate research, but it is open to the public.
- ^ Adams, Brooke (April 12, 1991), "Y. Researchers Start to Piece Puzzle of Dinosaur Bones", Deseret News
- ^ "Fact or fiction: Are dinosaur bones stored underneath BYU's LaVell Edwards Stadium?", Deseret News, October 7, 2004
- ^ Israelsen-Hartley, Sara (October 22, 2009), "Y. science museum expanded, renamed", Deseret News