From its opening in 1909, Guyot Hall has been noted for its displays of iconic natural history specimens. In recent years, these ranged from the remarkable Allosaurus skeleton collected in Utah by graduate student W. Lee Stokes *41 to the beautiful Miocene armadillo collected by the legendary John Bell Hatcher (then the curator of the Princeton Natural History Museum) in 1896. Both specimens have stood on display through the decades as countless students, faculty, staff, and visitors passed through Guyot Hall. Seen here being carefully packed by collection manager Jack Wilson, the dire wolf "Canis dirus" which has greeted all entering on the east side of Guyot Hall is packed for its departure. After 116 years in our home at Guyot Hall, the department is moving to Briger Hall, at the new ES building. Read more

Photos: Mae-Yung Tang, HMEI