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The 52nd Annual Meeting of the Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontologists (UT)
February 16, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - February 19, 2018 @ 5:00 pm
The WAVP 2018 Meeting will bring together paleontologists from across the US to socialize, and present and discuss their research from the past year. Previous meetings have included paleontologists from California, Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, South Dakota, North Dakota, Colorado, and Texas. Anyone interested in paleontology is welcome to attend.
This year’s meeting in St. George, Utah will offer mild February temperatures and a striking geologic setting.
Presentations include Andrew Farke and Robert Gay on Impacts of Potential Boundary Changes on Vertebrate Paleontology Research in Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments.
There are also two field trips:
Sunday, February 18
Field Trip — Triassic/Jurassic Stratigraphy and Paleontology
Led by Andrew Milner
Box lunches will be available
Monday, February 19
Bonus Field Trip to Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, Nevada
Led by Kathleen Springer, Jeff Pigati, and Josh Bonde
10:45 am: Meet at Aliante Hotel and Casino parking lot
11:00 am: Departure
~4:30-5:00 pm: Return to Las Vegas