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If you are requesting that something you have be identified if possible, please use our Specimen and Artifact Identification Form.

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Name * Required
First Last
Email * Required
What topic are you writing in about? * Required
Please do not use this form for marketing soliciation.
- Ticketing/Admission Question or Error
- Membership Question or Issue
- Press/Media Inquiry
- Question about a specimen I found
- Question about hosting a special event (wedding, photo shoot, etc.)
- Question for a Carnegie Museum of Natural History scientist
Let us know your question or what occured and we'll get back to you as soon as possible!
Let us know your question or issue and we'll get back to you as soon as possible!
Publication Name
Deadline - must be mm/dd/yyyy format
MM slash DD slash YYYY
What are you interested in writing and how can we help?
Upload images of the artifact/specimen you found
Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, png, Max. file size: 5 MB, Max. files: 5.
Maximum file size - 5 mega bytes.
Where did you find the artifact/specimen?
Please be as close to accurate as possible!

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Estimated size of artifact/specimen
Choose the category that best describes the specimen/artifact you found * Required
- Anthropology - human-made artifacts
- Birds - Birds, feathers, eggs, nests
- Botany - plants, flowers, leaves, seeds, cones
- Herpetology - snakes, turtles, lizards, salamanders, frogs, toads, amphibians, reptiles
- Invertebrate paleontology - invertebrate fossils, plant fossils, rocks
- Invertebrate zoology - insects, spiders, crayfish
- Mammals - animals, animal bones
- Minerals - rocks, minerals, crystals, gems
- Mollusks - snails, slugs, seashells, freshwater shells
- Vertebrate paleontology - vertebrate fossils, dinosaurs
Why would you like this specimen/artifact identified? * Required
Any additional comments or questions about what you found?
Phone * Required
What type of event are you planning? * Required
Date of event - must be mm/dd/yyyy format * Required
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Is this date flexible? * Required
- Yes
- No
Alternate date options:
What are the 3 things that are most important to you for the success of your event?
How many people are you expecting? * Required
Is there a space in Carnegie Museum of Natural History you have in mind for your event?
Are you a member of the museum? * Required
- Yes
- No
What Scientific Section do you have a question for?
- Anthropology
- Anthropocene
- Birds, Ornithology
- Botany
- Herpetology
- Invertebrate Paleontology
- Invertebrate Zoology
- Mammals
- Minerals, Geology
- Mollusks, Malacology
- Vertebrate Paleontology
What is your question? * Required
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Email
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Name * Required
First Last
Email * Required
What topic are you writing in about? * Required
Please do not use this form for marketing soliciation.
- Ticketing/Admission Question or Error
- Membership Question or Issue
- Press/Media Inquiry
- Question about a specimen I found
- Question about hosting a special event (wedding, photo shoot, etc.)
- Question for a Carnegie Museum of Natural History scientist
Let us know your question or what occured and we'll get back to you as soon as possible!
Let us know your question or issue and we'll get back to you as soon as possible!
Publication Name
Deadline - must be mm/dd/yyyy format
MM slash DD slash YYYY
What are you interested in writing and how can we help?
Upload images of the artifact/specimen you found
Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, png, Max. file size: 5 MB, Max. files: 5.
Maximum file size - 5 mega bytes.
Where did you find the artifact/specimen?
Please be as close to accurate as possible!

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Estimated size of artifact/specimen
Choose the category that best describes the specimen/artifact you found * Required
- Anthropology - human-made artifacts
- Birds - Birds, feathers, eggs, nests
- Botany - plants, flowers, leaves, seeds, cones
- Herpetology - snakes, turtles, lizards, salamanders, frogs, toads, amphibians, reptiles
- Invertebrate paleontology - invertebrate fossils, plant fossils, rocks
- Invertebrate zoology - insects, spiders, crayfish
- Mammals - animals, animal bones
- Minerals - rocks, minerals, crystals, gems
- Mollusks - snails, slugs, seashells, freshwater shells
- Vertebrate paleontology - vertebrate fossils, dinosaurs
Why would you like this specimen/artifact identified? * Required
Any additional comments or questions about what you found?
Phone * Required
What type of event are you planning? * Required
Date of event - must be mm/dd/yyyy format * Required
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Is this date flexible? * Required
- Yes
- No
Alternate date options:
What are the 3 things that are most important to you for the success of your event?
How many people are you expecting? * Required
Is there a space in Carnegie Museum of Natural History you have in mind for your event?
Are you a member of the museum? * Required
- Yes
- No
What Scientific Section do you have a question for?
- Anthropology
- Anthropocene
- Birds, Ornithology
- Botany
- Herpetology
- Invertebrate Paleontology
- Invertebrate Zoology
- Mammals
- Minerals, Geology
- Mollusks, Malacology
- Vertebrate Paleontology
What is your question? * Required
CAPTCHA
Phone
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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