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 Florence Hawley Ellis MuseumExtensive displays are designed to tell the amazing story of twelve thousand years of successive habitation of the Gallina-Chama-Rio Grande drainage by peoples of different ethnic makeup and cultures. The museum also displays contemporary work by Indian, Spanish and Anglo artists and artisans who carry on the traditions of the peoples that have inhabited this area. The museum is named for the late Dr. Florence Hawley Ellis, long time professor, University of New Mexico. Dr. Ellis initiated and led Ghost Ranch archaeology excavations from 1971 until 1990. Please go to our Seminars page to find out about some related courses we offer here at the Ranch. The Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology A
technician is currently at work on a large block taken from the quarry
on Ghost Ranch where Coelophysis was discovered in 1947. You can visit
the museum and watch fossil discovery right before your eyes. Items for Sale at the Museum Gift Shop:
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paleontologists
as the location of the articulated fossils of the Coelophysis, as well
as being one of the richest quarries of the Triassic era which began
220 million years ago. The museum is named for amateur paleontologist
Ruth Hall, wife of first resident Ghost Ranch Director, Jim Hall.
Displays range from a complete Coelophysis cast skeleton to remains
from great alligator-like reptiles.
