Gordodon is a new, sail-backed reptile based on an incomplete skeleton found in Permian age (about 300 million years old) rocks near Alamogordo, New Mexico. The unique structure of the skull, jaws and teeth of Gordodon indicate it was a surprisingly specialized plant eater (herbivore). Previously, such specialized plant eating was not known in reptiles older than about 200 million years. So, Gordodon rewrites the books by pushing back our understanding of the evolution of such specialized herbivory by about 100 million years

https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2018/2343-new-eupelycosaur

The planetarium dome will fill with choreographed laser light! Concerts are offered for wide variety of musical tastes at various times of the day. Consult the Museum’s calendar for a complete schedule and admission information.

December 14 – 21, 2018 Holiday Laser Show Daily @ 4p.m.
Astronomy Laser Shows: Legends of the Night Sky
Daily - Orion @ 11a.m. | Perseus and Andromeda @ 3p.m.

The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science and the Natural History Museum Foundation present . .

Dark Side of the Moon performed LIVE by Pink Freud
December 15 @ 6:30 & 7:45p.m.
 http://www.naturalhistoryfoundation.org/

Various Rock and Pop Music Shows December 14, 16 & 21 @ 6, 7 & 8p.m.