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SUMMARY:Sept. 2026 - Gale Bishop\, PhD\, Emeritus Professor of Geology  |  Two Thousand Sunrises; Ten Thousand Surprises! North Dakota’s Newest Sea Turtle Conservation Program?
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Gale A. Bishop\, Emeritus Professor of Geology at Georgia Southern University (retired 1999; 2006; & 2017) is a geologist\, paleontologist\, economic mineralogist\, sea turtle conservationist\, and a science teacher. His main interests are geology of the Western Interior Seaway (South and North Dakota\, Montana\, Wyoming\, Georgia\, Mexico) and Croatia\, modern and fossil decapod crustaceans\, modern and fossil sea turtles and modern and ancient sea turtle nests\, heavy mineral black sand deposits of the Western Interior Seaway\, and giant\, swimming\, Cretaceous Sea Reptiles. \nHe has studied modern and fossilized sea turtle nests –– from Cretaceous sea turtle nests in the Western Interior of the USA and the Proto-Adriatic Tethys of Croatia to loggerhead nests on St. Catherine’s Island today. \nProgram Abstract \nDr. Gale A. Bishop\, perhaps better known for his research of Cretaceous fossilized Decapod Crustacea\, turned his attention to Heavy Mineral Sand distribution on St. Catherines Island\, Georgia\, in1989-90\, as he studied the distribution of burrowing Ghost Shrimp on the coast of Georgia. This led him to study fossilized Ghost Shrimp burrows (Ophiomorpha)\, which in turn led to a call to assist E. I. DuPont in evaluating a Heavy Mineral Sand deposit near Limon\, on the western shoreline of the Western Interior Seaway in the Fox Hills Sandstone in 1997-98. In this consult\, Bishop immediately recognized the World’s first known fossilized sea turtle nest. This enigmatic structure was intensively studied and Bishop’s knowledge of Heavy Mineral Placers on barrier islands\, his knowledge of modern Ghost Shrimp burrows on the lower beach was instrumental in recognizing radioactive shoe-string sands in the modern environment as analogs to the Limon Heavy Mineral Deposit. The prospect fell short of quantity and tenor of mining for Titanium\, and leases were abandoned. The deposits were then assessed by Radar Minerals as a mouth-mine prospect\, and found to be subeconomic. \nStudy of the sea turtle nesting structures tested against the Nesting Ethogram of Loggerhead Sea Turtles being conserved on St. Catherines Island. The fit was remarkable\, suggesting the Loggerhead Nesting Ethogram was an appropriate analog to ancient sea turtle nests. This was tested twice more in the Western Interior Seaway in Wyoming. In 2016\, Bishop left the St. Catherines Island Sea Turtle Program and entered a collaboration with Berislav Kržič of Zagreb\, Croatia in studying trace fossils of the Pula\, Croatia Adriatic Sea coastline\, where dinosaur bioturbations and sea turtle impressions and nesting structure were found to coexist. This ongoing collaboration has resulted in 15 descriptive papers and the description of the World’s first described Sea Turtle Rookery in the 105 Ma old rocks of the Croatian Coast. These nesting structures again were found to be close analogs of the Loggerhead nests described on St. Catherines Island. One of the Pula nests was found to be that of a giant sea turtle\, Protostega sp.\, that had been depredated\, after deposition\, perhaps by dinosaurs!
URL:https://westernpaleo.org/event/september-8-2026-ph-d-emeritus-professor-of-geology-georgia-southern-university-research-associate-american-museum-of-natural-history-ny-ny-national-geographic-society-explorer/
LOCATION:Clements Community Center\, 1580 Yarrow Street\, Lakewood\, CO\, 80214\, United States
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SUMMARY:October 2026 - Annual Member Show 'n Tell program
DESCRIPTION:Join WIPS for our annual Show ‘n Tell program featuring short talks by adult and youth members about recent field trips and activities. \nSpeakers scheduled to date include: \nJP Cavigelli – What I did on my Summer Vacation at the Tate\nDennis Gertenbach – Cataloging Project at the Mines Museum (Colorado School of Mines)\nStan Cullick – Highlights of Dinosaur Ridge from the Member Picnic (WIPSnic)\nConnel Casson – Hell Creek Formation research\nQuinn Armstrong – My Summer of Trilobite Hunting \nThe speakers will present in-person at Front Range Community College-Westminster. Zoom option will be available.
URL:https://westernpaleo.org/event/october-5-2026-annual-meeting-and-show-n-tell/
LOCATION:Clements Community Center\, 1580 Yarrow Street\, Lakewood\, CO\, 80214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:Nov 2026 - David W. Krause\, PhD\, Sr Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology  |  Game-changing discoveries of Taeniolabis\, the Western Interior’s most iconic early Paleocene mammal
DESCRIPTION:Taeniolabis is an iconic mammal of early Paleocene age from the Western Interior of North America. It is the largest known multituberculate mammal on Earth. Recent discoveries of extraordinarily complete skull material of Taeniolabis in the Denver Formation near Colorado Springs provides the first record of the species from the Denver Basin. Two different species\, from two separate stratigraphic horizons\, are represented\, thus providing profound implications for early Paleocene bio- and geochronology of the Western Interior. Moreover\, this new material\, in combination with several previously described and undescribed specimens from the Nacimiento Formation of the San Juan Basin\, New Mexico\, reveal many previously unknown aspects of skull anatomy. It also provides an unparalleled opportunity to assess intraspecific variation in early Paleocene mammals. Interestingly\, some of the specimens exhibit peri-mortem and/or postmortem alteration\, leading to various intriguing bone modification hypotheses that are still in the process of being tested. The most recent results will be revealed in this presentation. \nAbout the speaker – Dr. David Krause is Senior Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science; Emeritus Distinguished Service Professor at Stony Brook University; Founder and Executive Director of the Madagascar Ankizy Fund; former Editor of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology; and former President of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Born and raised on a cattle ranch in Alberta\, Canada\, Dr. Krause received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the University of Alberta and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He was awarded a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Alberta in 2010\, an honorary doctorate from The University of Antananarivo (Madagascar) in 2012\, and the Romer-Simpson Medal from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in 2023. Dr. Krause is a 50-year veteran of field research in Canada\, the United States\, Pakistan\, India\, and Madagascar and has published over 140 peer-reviewed research articles and edited four monographic volumes.
URL:https://westernpaleo.org/event/november-2026-david-krause-emeritus-chief-curator-of-the-denver-museum-of-nature-and-science/
LOCATION:Front Range Community College – Westminster\, 3645 West 112th Avenue\, Westminster\, 80031\, United States
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SUMMARY:December 2026 - Annual Auction
DESCRIPTION:Menu \n\n\nPaleoZone Auction Bid Sheets\nNote for Printing Auction Excel Files\nAuction Bid Sheet for Selling Rocks or Fossils: XLSX\nAuction Bid Sheet for Selling Rocks or Fossils: PDF\nAuction Bid Sheet for Selling Publications: XLSX\nAuction Bid Sheet for Selling Publications: PDF\n\n\nEveryone is invited to our annual holiday auction and potluck! Bid on numerous items of paleontological– and geological– interest\, including books\, fossils\, fossil replicas\, minerals\, art\, and much more. Enjoy potluck refreshments. (Bring a dish to share if you’d\nlike!) The verbal auction later in the afternoon will feature bigger ticket items. Proceeds benefit WIPS grants and scholarships for research and education in paleontology. \n• 1 p.m. – Doors open for setup\n• 2 p.m. – Refreshments available and silent auction begins\n• 2:00-5:30 p.m. – Silent auction with verbal auction circa 3:30 p.m. for special items\n• 5:30 pm. – Cleanup and checkout\n• 6:30 p.m. – Doors close \nSellers who want a seller/bidder number early may contact Dan Winester at deadfishrman@gmail.com . All sellers must verify that items can legally be sold.  Payments can be made online via PayPal/credit card\, by using a QR code displayed at the auction\, or by cash or check.
URL:https://westernpaleo.org/event/december-2026-annual-auction/
LOCATION:Clements Community Center\, 1580 Yarrow Street\, Lakewood\, CO\, 80214\, United States
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