Our Mission
The mission of the Institute is education, research and public involvement in the marine and paleobiological sciences. The Institute will foster and support outreach to inform and interest young people in these areas of science, and will offer small grants to students and researchers for specific achievable tasks. The institute is an ambassador for international cooperation and understanding by encouraging communication and research among scientists of different countries.The Institute fosters the preservation of our world fossil heritage for education, museum exhibits and research. Emphasis is on fossils that are poorly represented in public institutions due to lack of specialists or lack of advocacy. In most instances this is done by purchase of specimens offered for sale in various venues and then donating them to appropriate public institution collections.
MPRInstitute.org is maintained by the Institute as an online resource to foster its mission, to communicate with its supporters and members, and to be an educational tool.
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