Introduction to Invertebrate Paleontology Dates: Two-day class, Sunday, February 22, 2-6 pm and Saturday, February 28, noon-4 pm Instructors: Dennis Gertenbach and Shellie Luallin Location: Secular Hub Community Center in Denver Age: Adults and high school students Cost: $10 for adults, $5 for high school students. (One charge covers one or both classes) Most of […]
Abstract: The middle Campanian Menefee Formation (Fm.) of the San Juan Basin of New Mexico is a relatively understudied terrestrial deposit in southern Laramidia preceding the fossil-rich upper Campanian Fruitland and Kirtland formations that have been studied for more than a century. Previous collection efforts have revealed a diverse dinosaurian and crocodyliform fauna in the […]
WIPS' April meeting will be a Spring ice cream social and 'meet and greet' in-person event. There will be no Zoom presence or speaker this month. Members and guests are invited to join us in person at Front Range Community College (Westminster campus). There will be refreshments, fossils, field trip news and fun! • Enjoy […]
Dates: Two-day class. Saturday, May 2, is classroom instruction from 9 am to 3 pm. Sunday, May 3, is a field session to collect and study petrified wood, starting at 1 pm. Instructors: Sam Alllen and Mike Viney Location: Mines Museum of Earth Science on Saturday, private ranch outside Elizabeth on Sunday Number of Participants: […]
Dr. Patrick (Pat) O'Connor is a vertebrate paleontologist who integrates data from the fossil record with our understanding of form-function relationships in modern animals to explore eco-functional implications of morphological novelty in different groups of backboned animals (e.g., non-avian dinosaurs, birds, crocodiles). He completed a degree in biological anthropology at Michigan State University, followed by […]
Dates: May 29th - 31st - One day of speakers and two days of field trips. Saturday evening includes a dinner and Keynote Speaker Kirk Johnson. Theme: Twilight of the Dinosaurs: Terrestrial Life in the Cretaceous Leader: Dennis Gertenbach Location: Tate Museum, 125 College Drive, Casper, WY 82601. Lodging: The Ramkota Hotel in Casper is […]
