Research: Mosasaurs: Cold or Warm Blooded?
Thermoregulation, the ability of organisms to regulate their own body temperature, has been a subject of great interest in paleontology … Continue
Featured Fossil: Ancient Bison Tooth–or Not? Introducing the “Burn Test”
A weekend beach outing-October 24th, 2015 Last October, my family joined Bruce MacFadden and Sean Moran on a guided tour … Continue
The Paleontological Society Offer New Membership to Amateur/Avocational Paleontologists
Editor’s note: this is a portion of an update released by the Paleontological Society, emphasizing a growing commitment to the … Continue
Club Corner: North Carolina Fossil Club
In preparing to write this article, I reviewed other articles on fossil clubs, and it struck me again how very … Continue
Amateur Spotlight: Lorrie McWhinney & Angela Matthias
Editor’s Note: This issue we highlight Lorrie McWhinney & Angie Matthias, members of the Western Interior Paleontological Society. Lorrie and Angie … Continue
FOSSIL Project Updates Fall 2016
Personnel Updates We are delighted to announce that Dr. Ronny Maik Leder has been appointed the Director of the Naturkundemuseum Leipzig (Natural … Continue
Dry Dredgers Report on Cincinnati Paleontology Mini-Conference
The Cincinnati Mini Conference was held on June 2nd through June 5th and all of the feedback thus far has … Continue
Reflections on the 2016 GSA Southeastern Section Meeting in Columbia, SC
The 2016 Geological Society of America Southeastern Section (SEGSA) regional meeting was held in Columbia, SC, on March 31-April 1. … Continue
Featured Fossil: A New Species of Thalattosaur from the Triassic of North-Central Oregon
In the spring of 2011, during a geology class field trip to a road cut near Suplee, Oregon, Gloria Carr … Continue
Research: The Mystery of the Tully Monster has Been Solved
In the summer of 1955, amateur paleontologist Francis Tully was exploring the spoil piles of a coal mine south of … Continue