(October 26, 2023) – The private collection of fossils discovered decades ago in Lookout Mountain Cave prompted a significant new partnership between Ruby Falls and the East Tennessee State University Center of Excellence in Paleontology and Gray Fossil Site & Museum. The fossils recently donated for research and display by Ruby Falls are believed to be from the Pleistocene Epoch, commonly known as the Ice Age.  (Continues) Read the Full Press Release and Access Media Kit

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Matt Bushell and Dr. Blaine Schubert with Ice Age fossils donated by Ruby Falls to the Gray Fossil Site and Museum through ETSU Center of Excellence in Paleontology partnership.

Matt Bushell and Dr. Blaine Schubert with Ice Age fossils donated by Ruby Falls to the Gray Fossil Site and Museum through ETSU Center of Excellence in Paleontology partnership.

Several fossils from the donated Ruby Falls collection on display at the Gray Fossil Site & Museum.