Meet other fossil enthusiasts by joining a paleontological club, organization, or society! See the map below to find a club near you.
Organizations affiliated with myFOSSIL
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Alabama
Alabama Paleontological Society
Birmingham, AL
Monthly Meetings, Birmingham Zoo
Birmingham Paleontological Society
Birmingham, AL
Monthly Meetings, Hoover Public Library
Huntsville Gem and Mineral Society
Huntsville, AL
Monthly Meetings, Huntsville-Madison County Senior Center
Arizona
Southwest Paleontological Society
Mesa, AZ
Monthly Meetings, Arizona Museum of Natural History
Australia
The Fossil Club of Australia, Inc.
Wentworthville, NSW, AUS
Monthly meetings, Parramatta-Holroyd Lapidary Club 73 Fullagar Road, Wentworthville
Bolivia
Club Paleontológico Boliviano “FosilBol”
Ciudad de La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia
Contact: Giovanni Rios Cordero, President, [email protected]
California
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Paleontology Society
Borrego Springs, CA
Monthly Meetings, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Fossils for Fun
Sacramento, CA
Monthly Meetings, The Women’s Thursday Club (Fair Oaks, CA)
Southern California Paleontological Society
Los Angeles, CA
Monthly Meetings, La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
Canada
Alberta Palaeontological Society
Calgary, AB
Monthly Meetings, Mount Royal University
Dinosaur Research Institute
Calgary, AB
Bi-Annual Meetings, The Dinosaur Research Institute
Colorado
Colorado Geological Survey
Golden, CO
Monthly Meetings, Venue
Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society, Fossil Study Group
Colorado Springs, CO
Monthly Meetings, Venue
Friends of Florissant Fossil Beds
Florissant, CO
Monthly Meetings, The Florissant Fossil Beds
Garden Park Paleo Society
Cañon City, CO
Monthly Meetings, Cañon City Paleo Park
Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center
Woodland Park, CO
Monthly Meetings, Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center
Western Interior Paleontological Society
Denver, CO
Monthly Meetings September through May, Denver Museum of Natural History
Delaware
Delaware Mineralogical Society
Wilmington, DE
Monthly Meetings, Delaware Mineralogical Society
Florida
Florida Fossil Hunters
Orlando, FL
Bi-Monthly Meetings, Orlando Science Center
Florida Paleontological Society
Gainesville, FL
Bi-Annual Meetings
Fossil Club of Lee County
Fort Myers, FL
Monthly Meetings, Zion Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall
Fossil Club of Miami
Miami, FL
Monthly Meetings, Miami Museum of Science
Imperial Valley Bone, Gem, & Mineral Society
Polk County, FL
Weekly Meetings, Imperial Valley Expo
Manasota Fossil Club
Tellevast, FL
Monthly Meetings, Manasota Fossil Club
Southwest Florida Fossil Society
Punta Gorda, FL
Monthly Meetings, Punta Gorda History Center
Tampa Bay Fossil Club
Tampa, FL
Monthly Meetings, University of South Florida
Georgia
Augusta Gem and Mineral Society
Augusta, GA
Monthly Meetings, Georgia Military College
Athens Rock and Gem Club
Athens, GA
Monthly Meetings, Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Atlanta Geological Society
Atlanta, GA
Monthly Meetings, Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Georgia Mineral Society
Norcross, GA
Monthly Meetings, GMS Building
Rome Georgia Mineral Society
Rome, GA
Monthly Meetings, Rome Floyd County Library
Illinois
Blackhawk Gem & Mineral Club
Rock Island, IL
Monthly Meetings, Blackhawk Gem & Mineral Club
Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois, Paleontology Group
Downers Grove, IL
Monthly Meetings, College of DuPage
Lincoln Orbit Earth Science Society
Springfield, IL
Monthly Meetings, St. John’s Lutheran Church
Iowa
Mid-American Paleontology Society
Cedar Rapids, IA
Meetings Vary, MAPS Expo
Kentucky
Kentucky Paleontological Society
Lexington, KY
Monthly Meetings, University of Kentucky
KYANA Geological Society
Louisville, KY
Monthly Meetings, Louisville Nature Center
Louisiana
ARK-LA-TEX Gem & Mineral Society
Bossier City, LA
Monthly Meetings, History Center, Bossier Central Library
Maryland
Calvert Marine Museum Fossil Club
Solomons, MD
Quarterly Meetings, Calvert Marine Museum
Maryland Geological Society
Baltimore, MD
Bi-Monthly Meetings, Bowie Community Center
Massachusetts
Central Massachusetts Fossil & Mineral Club
Shrewsbury, MA
Monthly Meetings
Worcester Mineral Club
Worcester, MA
Monthly Meetings, Trinity Episcopal Church
Michigan
Friends of the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology
Ann Arbor, MI
Monthly Meetings, University of Michigan Museum of Natural History
Mississippi
Michigan Mineralogical Society
Bloomfield Hills, MS
Monthly Meetings, Cranbrook Institute of Science
North Mississippi Gem and Mineral Society
Tupelo, MS
Monthly Meetings, Lee County Library
Missouri
Eastern Missouri Society for Paleontology
St. Louis, MO
Monthly Meetings, Washington University’s Earth & Planetary Science Building (room 203)
Kansas Missouri Paleontological Society
Parkville, MO
Monthly Meetings, Park University, Science Building (room 5)
Montana
Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute Field Teams
Red Lodge, MT
Meetings Vary, Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute
Hellgate Mineral Society
Missoula, MT
Monthly Meetings
Nevada
Nevada Friends of Paleontology
Las Vegas, NV
Monthly Meetings, Las Vegas Natural History Museum
Protectors of Tule Springs
Las Vegas, NV
Monthly Meetings, Sun City Aliante Clubhouse
New Mexico
New Mexico Friends of Paleontology
Albuquerque, NM
Monthly Meetings
New York
New York Paleontological Society
New York, NY
Monthly Meetings, American Museum of Natural History
Rochester Academy of Science, Fossil Section
Rochester, NY
Monthly Meetings, Brighton Town Hall
North Carolina
North Carolina Fossil Club
Raleigh, NC
Bi-Monthly Meetings, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Special Friends of the Aurora Fossil Museum
Aurora, NC
Annual Meetings, Aurora Community Center
Ohio
Dry Dredgers
Cincinnati, OH
Monthly Meetings, Braunstein Hall, University of Cincinnati
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North Coast Fossil Club
Cleveland, OH
Monthly Meetings, Parma-Snow Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library
Oregon
North America Research Group
Hillsboro, OR
Monthly Meetings, Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals
Pennsylvania
Delaware Valley Paleontological Society
Philadelphia, PA
Monthly Meetings, Academy of Natural Sciences
South Carolina
Aiken Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Society
Aiken, SC
Monthly Meetings, USCA Science Building (room 200)
Paleontological Society of South Carolina
Harleyville, SC
Bi-Annual Meetings, Harleyville Town Hall
Palmetto Paleontological Society
Goose Creek, SC
Monthly Meetings, American Legion
South Dakota
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Paleontology Club
Rapid City, SD
Monthly Meetings, Museum of Geology
Tennessee
Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society
Memphis, TN
Meetings Vary, Shady Grove Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
Mid-Tennessee Gem and Mineral Society
Tullahoma, TN
Monthly Meetings, Coffee County Lannom Library
Middle Tennessee Rockhounds
Nashville, TN
Monthly Meetings, Church of the Advent Episcopal
Texas
Dallas Paleontological Society
Dallas, TX
Monthly Meetings, Brookhaven College Geotechnology Institute (BCGI, building H)
Houston Gem & Mineral Society
Houston, TX
Monthly Meetings, Houston Gem & Mineral Society
Paleontological Society of Austin
Austin, TX
Monthly Meetings, Austin Gem and Mineral Society
Utah
Utah Friends of Paleontology
Salt Lake City, UT
Monthly Meetings, Utah Geological Survey
Virginia
Northern Virginia Mineral Club
Arlington, VA
Monthly Meetings, Long Branch Nature Center
Washington
Friends of Stonerose
Republic, WA
Monthly Meetings, Stonerose Interpretive Center and Eocene Fossil Site
Northwest Paleontological Association
Seattle, WA
Monthly Meetings, Burke Museum
Wenas Mammoth Foundation
Selah, WA
Monthly Meetings, Wenas Mammoth Foundation
West Virginia
West Virginia Fossil Club
Clarksburg, WV
Monthly Meetings, Waldomore Mansion (Clarksburg, VA)
Wisconsin
Madison Gem and Mineral Club
Madison, WI
Monthly Meetings, Madison Gem and Mineral Club