Guests will explore Earth’s ancient past through Fossil Expedition: Exploring the First Mass Extinction. Featuring remarkable fossil specimens from the Sam Noble Museum’s collections, the exhibition examines the first major extinction event in Earth’s history and the extraordinary organisms that lived before, during, and after this period of dramatic environmental change. Through fossils, scientific discoveries, and engaging interpretation, visitors will uncover how life on Earth responded to one of the planet’s earliest ecological crises. The exhibition reveals how fossils preserve both the beauty of ancient life and the stories of resilience written in stone.