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FOSSIL Project Archive

Month: July 2016

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Dry Dredgers Report on Cincinnati Paleontology Mini-Conference

Jul 1, 2016

The Cincinnati Mini Conference was held on June 2nd through June 5th and all of the feedback thus far has … Continue

George Powell with his poster

Reflections on the 2016 GSA Southeastern Section Meeting in Columbia, SC

Jul 1, 2016

The 2016 Geological Society of America Southeastern Section (SEGSA) regional meeting was held in Columbia, SC, on March 31-April 1. … Continue

Half skull Part 2

Featured Fossil: A New Species of Thalattosaur from the Triassic of North-Central Oregon

Jul 1, 2016

In the spring of 2011, during a geology class field trip to a road cut near Suplee, Oregon, Gloria Carr … Continue

Illustrated Tully Monster: A reconstruction of a Tully Monster (S. McMahon)

Research: The Mystery of the Tully Monster has Been Solved

Jul 1, 2016

In the summer of 1955, amateur paleontologist Francis Tully was exploring the spoil piles of a coal mine south of … Continue

Greg Schumacher and Bill Heimbrock

Amateur Spotlight: William P. Heimbrock

Jul 1, 2016

Editor’s note: This month, we highlight William Heimbrock, a board member of the Dry Dredgers organization based in Cincinnati. Tell … Continue

Amateur paleontologist Chris Pirrone and Bobby with a small Pliocene baleen whale skull in a plaster jacket, Santa Cruz, CA

Featured Professional: Robert W. Boessenecker

Jul 1, 2016

Editor’s Note: Our featured professional this issue is Robert (Bobby) Boessenecker, a paleontologist at the College of Charleston in Charleston, … Continue

Cindy Lockner explaining how a T. rex skull cast is put together at the Women in Paleontology event 2016

FOSSIL Project Updates Summer 2016

Jul 1, 2016

Updates On May 7, FOSSIL sent six women from UF/FLMNH (Dr. Cristina Robins, Sarah Allen, Eleanor Gardner, Dawn Mitchell, Rachel … Continue

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