Friends of the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology

• Opportunities to assist with the research of top-notch scientists at the University of Michigan’s Museum of Paleontology.
• Engage in public outreach at the annual ID Day at the museum.
• Exclusive access to our field trips in limestone quarries, where the general public is not allowed.
• Learn how to properly identify, prepare, and preserve fossils.

Types and Fees:

An individual or family membership is $20 annually.  A family membership allows multiple members of the same family to join (with only one vote at meetings/elections).

FUMMP has assisted with the following:

• The mastodon display by Dr. Daniel Fisher in the Exhibit Museum at the University of Michigan. 
• The use of 3-D modeling software and a digital camera to document specimens in the invertebrate lab.

This searchable archive of fossils currently consists of ~1500 images for ~700 taxa. It showcases Michigan Basin fossils from our members’ private fossil collections and select specimens from the University of Michigan collection, including type specimens. 

This archive also links to Deep Blue and the Paleobiology Database as educational resources for the fossils within.

It can be accessed via the following URL: http://michiganbasinfossils.org