Education: 3D Foraminifera

October 17th, 2018 by

By Jen Bauer, Maggie Limbeck, and Audrey Parker Editor’s note: Jen and Maggie were both graduate students in the paleontology program in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department at the University of Tennessee where they met Audrey, an undergraduate completing her degree in geology with an additional focus in early childhood education. Foraminifera (also called […]
Paleoart: Franz Anthony

October 17th, 2018 by

Editor’s note: This issue, Jen Bauer interviewed paleoartist Franz Anthony. Franz Anthony’s personal site can be found here, his portfolio here, and his art shop here. He is also active on social media where you can see his art featured: Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Describe your path to paleoart. Do you have science and/or […]
Amateur Spotlight: Steve Vanlandingham

October 17th, 2018 by

Editor’s note: This issue, FOSSIL Project postdoc Jen Bauer interviews Steve Vanlandingham. Steve is a volunteer in the invertebrate paleontology collections at the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History at the University of Oklahoma. Steve is an avid fossil collector and has helped renowned echinoderm experts and junior scientists better understand the early evolution of […]
Club Corner: The Knoxville Gem & Mineral Society

October 17th, 2018 by

By David Liles – President, The Knoxville Gem & Mineral Society I wish to introduce The Knoxville Gem & Mineral society (KGMS).  We are a family oriented, nonprofit (501c3), educational and scientific interest group to promote interest and education in the Earth Sciences, including rocks, minerals, gems, and fossils, the lapidary arts, and related research.  […]
Featured Professional: Emily Lindsey

October 17th, 2018 by

Editor’s note: This issue we feature Emily Lindsey, Assistant Curator and Excavation Site Director at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California. Emily is also Assistant Adjunct Professor of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA. Can you describe your path to a PhD in paleontology? Did you begin college with paleontology or graduate […]
FOSSIL Project Spends a Day at Camp – Three to be Exact…

July 17th, 2018 by

By Jeanette Pirlo Summer is a time for fun and relaxation, except when you’re a grad student! It is a time to catch up on work you had every intention to get done during the school year, plus, get a chance to do some fun outreach activities with the next generation of fossil enthusiasts. Through […]
Upcoming Events

July 17th, 2018 by

JULY 15 – JULY 22 HELL CREEK FOSSIL DIG CHARTER (SOUTH DAKOTA) JULY 16 @ 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM MYGATT-MOORE ONE DAY DIG (COLORADO) [RECURRING EVENT] JULY 19 @ 8:00 AM – JULY 21 @ 5:00 PM NORTH DAKOTA BISMARCK AREA DIG (NORTH DAKOTA) JULY 21 @ 8:00 AM – JULY 22 @ 5:00 […]
YouTube “50 States of Fossils” Update

July 16th, 2018 by

By MacKenzie Smith My PhD research focuses on plants from a particular formation that is found only in Oregon. Thus, in order to do field work this summer (which for me included collecting specimens and doing ecological surveys) I drove out to Oregon from Florida. This was a perfect opportunity to reconnect in-person with fossil […]
myFOSSIL mobile app

July 16th, 2018 by

By Sadie Mills, FOSSIL Project Coordinator We began development of the myFOSSIL mobile app last spring, and have moved into the testing phase this summer. We tested the first beta version during our citizen science dig at Belgrade. It was exciting to get a first look at how the app works, and we even sent […]
FOSSIL Project Updates Summer 2018

July 16th, 2018 by

By Sadie Mills, FOSSIL Project Coordinator FOSSIL Team Changes In April, FOSSIL Co-Principal Investigator Betty Dunckel retired from her role as Director of the Center for Science Learning at the Florida Museum. As a founding member of the FOSSIL Project team, Betty helped the project grow from an idea to our current online community of […]