BOZEMAN, Mont., Oct. 7 -- Montana State University issued the following press release:

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National Fossil Day at the Museum of the Rockies will include family-friendly activities and talks with MSU experts. Photo by the Museum of the Rockies.

BOZEMAN - The Museum of the Rockies at Montana State University will celebrate National Fossil Day with family-friendly activities, demonstrations and talks from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10.

Visitors can explore the museum with a fossil passport and stop by four activity tables. MSU's Dead Lizard Society will demonstrate how a fossil is made, and the museum will illustrate what scientists can learn by examining fossils under a microscope. Visitors can also look at...