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Shari Ellis wrote a new post, Upcoming Events 5 years, 6 months ago
5 years, 6 months ago5 years, 6 months agoOctober 19 – October 21
KGMS Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show (Tennessee)
October 20 – October 21
Florida Fossil Hunters Fossil Fair (Florida)
October 25
“The Lost Bird Project” Public Lecture […]
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Shari Ellis wrote a new post, Featured Fossil: Ichthyornis dispar 5 years, 6 months ago
5 years, 6 months ago5 years, 6 months agoBy Christina Byrd, Paleontology Collections Manager, Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Before his first day of college in the summer of 2014, incoming Fort Hays State University (FHSU) freshman Kris Super […]
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Shari Ellis wrote a new post, Research: Evolution of Metazoan Disparity 5 years, 6 months ago
5 years, 6 months ago5 years, 6 months agoBy Bradley Deline
Editor’s Note: Brad is an Associate Professor in the Geosciences Department of the University of West Georgia. He earned his BS in Geology at the University of Michigan and MS and PhD at the […]
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Shari Ellis wrote a new post, Paleoart: Franz Anthony 5 years, 6 months ago
5 years, 6 months ago5 years, 6 months agoEditor’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 c […]
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Shari Ellis wrote a new post, Amateur Spotlight: Steve Vanlandingham 5 years, 6 months ago
5 years, 6 months ago5 years, 6 months agoEditor’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 […]
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Shari Ellis wrote a new post, Club Corner: The Knoxville Gem & Mineral Society 5 years, 6 months ago
5 years, 6 months ago5 years, 6 months agoBy 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 in […]
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Shari Ellis wrote a new post, Featured Professional: Emily Lindsey 5 years, 6 months ago
5 years, 6 months ago5 years, 6 months agoEditor’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 […]
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Shari Ellis wrote a new post, FOSSIL Project Spends a Day at Camp – Three to be Exact… 5 years, 9 months ago
5 years, 9 months ago5 years, 9 months agoBy 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 d […]
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Shari Ellis wrote a new post, Upcoming Events 5 years, 9 months ago
5 years, 9 months ago5 years, 9 months agoJULY 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
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Shari Ellis wrote a new post, YouTube "50 States of Fossils" Update 5 years, 9 months ago
5 years, 9 months ago5 years, 9 months agoBy 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 […]
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Shari Ellis wrote a new post, myFOSSIL mobile app 5 years, 9 months ago
5 years, 9 months ago5 years, 9 months agoBy 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 […]
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Shari Ellis wrote a new post, FOSSIL Project Updates Summer 2018 5 years, 9 months ago
5 years, 9 months ago5 years, 9 months agoBy 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 […]
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Shari Ellis wrote a new post, Citizen Science at Belgrade 5 years, 9 months ago
5 years, 9 months ago5 years, 9 months agoBy Hunter Thurmond
I don’t often complete surveys, but when completion means the chance to participate in a citizen science dig with The FOSSIL Project looking for extinct rare land mammals, I’m a little mor […]
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Shari Ellis wrote a new post, National Center for Science Education Recognizes Tiffany Adriain with Friend of Darwin Award 5 years, 9 months ago
5 years, 9 months ago5 years, 9 months agoThe National Center for Science Education announced that Tiffany Adrain, the collections manager at the University of Iowa’s Paleontology Repository, is one of the 2018 recipients of the Friend of Darwin […]
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Shari Ellis wrote a new post, News from the Paleontological Society 5 years, 9 months ago
5 years, 9 months ago5 years, 9 months agoBy Bruce MacFadden
Jack Kallmeyer receives the Strimple Award
Each year the PS presents the Strimple Award to recognize outstanding achievement in paleontology by amateurs (someone who does not make a living […]
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Shari Ellis wrote a new post, Club Corner: Dinosaur Research Institute -Discovering the Past With Funds for Future Scholars 5 years, 9 months ago
5 years, 9 months ago5 years, 9 months agoBy Guy McLaughlin
Following the retreat of the last Ice Age 12,000 years ago the meltwater gouged deep, steep-sloped river courses and threaded the Canadian west with coulees, ravines and gullies. Over the […]
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Shari Ellis wrote a new post, Featured Fossil: Triceratops vs. Tyrannosaurus 5 years, 9 months ago
5 years, 9 months ago5 years, 9 months agoBy Alex Hastings, Assistant Curator of Paleontology, Virginia Museum of Natural History
Movies, television, and comic books have all depicted dinosaurs fighting each other many times. However, scientific […]
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Shari Ellis wrote a new post, Education: The Wenas Mammoth Foundation's Educational Program 5 years, 9 months ago
5 years, 9 months ago5 years, 9 months agoBy Bronwyn Mayo
In 2005, while constructing a road on a hillside overlooking the Wenas Valley, north of Selah, in Central Washington State, the left front leg (Humerus) bone of a mammoth was uncovered. The […]
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Shari Ellis wrote a new post, Research: Calaveras Dam Construction: Salvage Paleontology 5 years, 9 months ago
5 years, 9 months ago5 years, 9 months agoBy Cristina Robins, Senior Museum Scientist, University of California Museum of Paleontology
California, in addition to being a geologists’ paradise, has strong environmental laws that protect fossils f […]
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Shari Ellis wrote a new post, Amateur Spotlight: Nathan Newell 5 years, 9 months ago
5 years, 9 months ago5 years, 9 months agoEditor’s note: Nathan Newell has been an active member of myFOSSIL since joining the community in April 2017. He is an amateur paleontologist who has contributed more than 50 amazing specimens to the myFOSSIL […]
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