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Skulls Unlimited
A valuable and comprehensive collection of osteological specimens (skulls and articulated skeletons) were displayed to each team, with the task of correctly identifying 40 of them based on clues provided. Finalists were provided reference materials and competed to make correct identifications within a specific time limit.
Judges evaluated the methodology employed to assign tasks to team members, how clues were analyzed, how reference materials were used, and how measurements were made.
Kyle Yawn (center) goes nose-to-nose with an unknown skeleton as Team Green members Janet Song and Blake Thompson consider the facts. low res - high res
Blake Thompson curiously considers one of forty mysterious exhibits. low res - high res
Herbivore? Omnivore? Bird or mammal? Anton Schraut puzzles over the questions his team must ask to classify and identify each skull, as Amanda Lu pores over reference material. low res - high res
Members of Team Green (from left) Janet Song, Kyle Yawn, Blake Thompson, and Shannon McClintock ask key questions in hopes of making a correct identification. low res - high res
Skulls Unlimited expert Joey Williams uses a magnifying glass to give Michael Rutenberg-Schoenberg and Shannon McClintock a closer view of a peculiar skull. low res - high res
In a sea of vertebrae, Elijah Mena (left) and Philip Mansour of Team Orange pore over skull exhibits as the clock ticks on. low res - high res
