The museum has over 150,000 items in its care, spanning paleontological, anthropological, and zoological collections.

Say goodbye to the saber-tooth salmon, and say hello to the spike-tooth salmon.

When former Newport harbor master Kent Gibson’s fossil collection had gotten out of hand, he knew exactly who to call: experts from the University of Oregon and the Museum of Natural and Cultural History.

Whether hooved or flippered, mammals are at the forefront of graduate research in the Condon Fossil Collection. Read on for updates from three of our 2021 PhD candidates.

COVID-19 has transformed campus life at the University of Oregon—and much like the fossil record, it’s making clear the importance of adaptation.

Whether talking to children and adults, preparing museum exhibits, or working to expand our digital resources for audiences around the world, the staff of the Condon Fossil Collection is proud to follow in our founder’s tradition of learning, sharing, and stewarding the amazing stories that fossils have to tell.

by Kristin Strommer
The widespread extinction of large Ice Age mammals across North America represents an unsolved puzzle. One hypothesis suggests that these extinctions were the product of overhunting by humans. Findings from a new study by MNCH paleontologist Edward Davis suggest that a different process was at work.

The 2017 Oregon Legislature established the MNCH Condon Collection as the official repository of state-owned paleontological materials.