FOSSIL Speaker Series: Dr. Sandra Carlson Visits Friends of the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology
The (FUMMP), more commonly known as “The Friends” are a group united by their love of fossils. Founded in 1971, … Continue
R.O.C.K.S. Videos Now Available on YouTube
A year ago, Randall Irmis and colleagues at the Natural History Museum of Utah wrote a newsletter article describing their R.O.C.K.S. … Continue
Featured Fossil: Lake Jacksboro Nautiloids
In the days preceding the large Society of Vertebrate Paleontology conference in Dallas, Texas, the FOSSIL Project held a two … Continue
Paleoart: Corkboard of Curiosities
Editor’s Note: This issue, we interview Tammi Heneveld and Nate Carroll, the creative team behind the webcomic “Corkboard of Curiosities” … Continue
Research: Unlocking the Color of Fossils
The past is often portrayed in black and white. The old films and photos of our great grandparents don’t represent … Continue
Club Corner: Fossil Section of the Rochester Academy of Science
The origin of the Rochester Academy of Science Fossil Section, in the form of the Genesee Valley Fossil Club, can … Continue
Amateur Spotlight: Mark McKinzie
Editor’s Note: In this issue, Mark McKinzie of the Dallas Paleontological Society responds to questions asked by Eleanor Gardner. A … Continue
Featured Paleontologist: Dena M. Smith
Editor’s note: This issue, Eleanor Gardner posed questions to Dr. Dena Smith. Dena is Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology and Associate … Continue
FOSSIL Project Updates
Recent activities The FOSSIL Project collaborated with the Dallas Paleontological Society (DPS) and held a successful two-day mini conference October 12 … Continue
The FOSSIL Project Partners with iDigBio
Every amateur and professional paleontologist is familiar with these two problems: (1) inadequate access to literature with morphological descriptions and … Continue