A creature that is hundreds of millions years old will make the rounds at Union Chapel this weekend. Tacki, a newly mounted Psittacosaurus skeleton, will be part of a display for the National Fossil Day event this year.

The living will also be present. Experts on paleontolog, from the American Museum of Natural History, Harvard and the Yale Peabody Museum among others will guide guests in the makeshift exhibit hall.

“In the region, we have these world class institutions we’re connected to...despite being a small town Island, we have professionals here on the Island,” said Bart Jarek, co-founder of the MV Geological Society, which organizes local fossil day celebrations.

In addition to experts from the mainland and the Psittacosaurus from present day China and Mongolia, local specimens of fossils and minerals will be on display throughout the weekend. Mr. Jarek also said guests are invited to bring their own specimens to ask the professionals and knowledgable amateurs for their analysis.

“Fossils are... cool,” said Mr. Jarek. “They tell a rich history of this planet and they put our human lives into a panoramic context of hundreds of millions of years.”

The National Fossil Day event takes place from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12 and Sunday, Oct. 13 at Union Chapel.