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  • March 2026 – Heather F. Smith – Ph.D., FAAA, Professor of Anatomy – A revised turtle assemblage from the Upper Cretaceous Menefee Formation, NM with evolutionary and paleobiostratigraphic implications

    Front Range Community College 3645 West 112th Avenue, Westminster, CO, United States

    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 […]

    Free

  • April 2026 – Spring ice cream social and ‘meet and greet’ (in-person only)

    Front Range Community College 3645 West 112th Avenue, Westminster, CO, United States

    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 […]

    Free

  • Petrified Wood Workshop

    Mines Museum of Earth Science 1310 Maple St, Golden, CO, United States
    Attendance: 30 / 30

    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: […]

  • May 2026 – Patrick O’Connor, PhD | Director, Earth & Space Sciences, Senior Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology, Denver Museum of Nature & Science | Avian Dinosaurs from the Latest Cretaceous of Madagascar and Antarctica: A Tale of Two Birds and Two Sub-Continents

    Front Range Community College 3645 West 112th Avenue, Westminster, CO, United States

    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 […]

    Free
  • Tate Conference plus casual collecting on private land.

    WIPS Contingent to the Tate Museum Conference

    Tate Museum, Casper College 125 College Drive, Casper, United States

    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 […]

    Free

  • U-Dig Fossils, Conger Mountain, Fossil Mountain, Utah

    Delta, Utah

    Delta, Utah Delta, UT, United States
    Attendance: 28 / 25

    Dates:  Saturday, June 20 - Monday, June 22. Leader:  Dennis Gertenbach Location:  Delta, UT - U-Dig Quarry, Fossil Mountain, Conger Spring Over three days, participants will be collecting fossils covering 150 million years of Earth’s history. On Saturday, we will head to the U-dig Quarry to collect trilobites and other Middle Cambrian fossils from the […]

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