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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260620
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SUMMARY:Delta\, Utah
DESCRIPTION:Dates:  Saturday\, June 20 – Monday\, June 22. \nLeader:  Dennis Gertenbach \nLocation:  Delta\, UT – U-Dig Quarry\, Fossil Mountain\, Conger Spring \nOver three days\, participants will be collecting fossils covering 150 million years of Earth’s history. \n \nOn Saturday\, we will head to the U-dig Quarry to collect trilobites and other Middle Cambrian fossils from the Wheeler Shale\, which dates to 500-513 million years ago. This is a pay quarry\, with the following rates for a half day: \nAdults (ages 17+): $70\nChildren (ages 7-16): $42\nYoungsters (ages 6 and younger): FREE with an adult\nMilitary (bring ID): $59.50\nUtah Resident (bring ID): $59.50 \nOn Sunday\, we jump 50 million years to collect Early to Middle Ordovician fossils from the Pogonip Group\, 458 to 485 million years ago\, at Fossil Mountain. This site has a wide variety of fossils that evolved during the Ordovician Radiation\, including brachiopods\, bryozoans\, gastropods\, ostracods\, nautiloids\, and even a trilobite species. \nOn our last day\, we jump another 100 million years to the Late Mississippian Chainman Formation at Conger Spring. These fossils date to 330 to 350 million years\, and include brachiopods\, horn and tabulate coral\, gastropods\, bivalves\, and crinoids. \nIn addition to the fee for the U-dig Quarry\, participants are responsible for their own transportation\, lodging (motel or camping)\, and food. \nFor more information about the trip\, please contact Dennis Gertenbach at gertenbach1@gmail.com.
URL:https://westernpaleo.org/event/deckers-utah/
LOCATION:Delta\, Utah\, Delta\, UT\, 84624\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dennis Gertenbach - Leader":MAILTO:gertenbach1@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260718
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260719
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SUMMARY:Trout Creek
DESCRIPTION:Dates:  Saturday\, July 18th \nLeader:  Dennis Gertenbach \nLocation:  Trout Creek\, CO – Collecting on local\, state\, or federal public land between Deckers and Woodland Park \nOn this trip\, we will be collecting is in the Manitou Formation from two sites. During the Ordovician (439 to 500 million years ago)\, Colorado was covered with an ocean. Fossils from that time include trilobites (mostly molts)\, brachiopods\, cystoids\, and other marine animals. \nBoth sites we plan to visit are old quarries. We will look for fossils that remain in the loose rock. \nThe first site is a half-mile uphill hike from where we will park. This site has brachiopods and cystoids. (Cystoids were ancient animals that were related to crinoids and other five-sided echinoderms.) \nThe quarry at the second site is about 1/2 mile up a rough road. If we have enough high-clearance vehicles\, we can all ride to the quarry. If not\, there will be a moderate hike with a 500-foot elevation gain. (At least we’ll be hiking our specimens downhill\, rather than uphill.) This site has trilobites (mostly separate pygidiums and cephalons) and several species of brachiopods. \nThe field trip leader has a permit from the Forest Service to provide information about the fossils we collect. Please show any interesting fossils you find to him. \nIf you have questions about the trip\, please contact Dennis Gertenbach at gertenbach1@gmail.com.
URL:https://westernpaleo.org/event/trout-creek/
LOCATION:Trout Creek\, CO\, Trout Creek\, CO\, 80135\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dennis Gertenbach - Leader":MAILTO:gertenbach1@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Sept. 2026 - Gale Bishop\, PhD\, Emeritus Professor of Geology  |  The Search for Fossilized Cretaceous Sea Turtle Nests and the Edges of the Continents; Western Interior of the USA and Proto-Adriatic Tethys of Croatia
DESCRIPTION:Emeritus Professor of Geology\, Georgia Southern University\, Research Associate; American Museum of Natural History (NY\, NY) National Geographic Society Explorer (1976 – Present)
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:Front Range Community College\, 3645 West 112th Avenue\, Westminster\, CO\, 80031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20261005T190000
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SUMMARY:October\, 2026 - Annual Meeting and SHOW 'n TELL
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URL:https://westernpaleo.org/event/october-5-2026-annual-meeting-and-show-n-tell/
LOCATION:Front Range Community College\, 3645 West 112th Avenue\, Westminster\, CO\, 80031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:November\, 2026 - David W. Krause\, PhD Senior Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology of The Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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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\, 3645 West 112th Avenue\, Westminster\, CO\, 80031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20261205T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20261205T170000
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SUMMARY:December 2026 - Annual Auction
DESCRIPTION:Menu\n											 \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’dlike!) The verbal auction later in the afternoon will feature bigger ticket items. Proceeds benefit WIPS grants and scholarships for research and education in paleontology. \nThis year\, payments can be made online using a QR code displayed at the auction.• 1 p.m. – Doors open for setup• 2 p.m. – Refreshments being• 2:30-5:30 p.m. – Silent auction with verbal auctioncirca 3:30 p.m. for special items• 5:30 pm. – Cleanup and checkout• 6:30 p.m. – Doors close
URL:https://westernpaleo.org/event/december-2026-annual-auction/
LOCATION:Front Range Community College\, 3645 West 112th Avenue\, Westminster\, CO\, 80031\, United States
CATEGORIES:Programs
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