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FOSSIL Project Archive

FOSSIL Project Newsletters and Blogs

Twenty-three (23) newsletters were distributed by email to members and interested parties between February 2014 and Fall 2019. In 2025, the original newsletters were converted to static blog posts, presented below. Taken together, this body of information provides the best history of the FOSSIL project during its active phase.

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Volunteering at Thomas Farm with David Steadman, Curator of Ornithology, FLorida Museum of Natural History

Amateur Spotlight: Cindy Lockner

Mar 1, 2016

Editor’s Note: This issue we highlight Cindy Lockner who serves on the governing boards of both the Florida Fossil Hunters … Continue

Heather as an undergraduate at the Museum of the Rockies

Featured Paleontologist: Heather Moffat

Mar 1, 2016

Editor’s Note: This issue we feature Heather Moffat, Executive Director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. When did … Continue

Christina Cecchettini, Bruce MacFadden, Felicia Van Stolk, and Jeanette Pirlo at the Santa Cruz County Science and Engineering Fair

FOSSIL Project Updates Spring 2016

Mar 1, 2016

We have been working with the Dry Dredgers (and, in particular, Jack Kallmeyer), Cincinnati Museum Center, and Paleontological Society to … Continue

"The Friends" logo

FOSSIL Speaker Series: Dr. Sandra Carlson Visits Friends of the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology

Dec 1, 2015

The  (FUMMP), more commonly known as “The Friends” are a group united by their love of fossils. Founded in 1971, … Continue

ROCKS video screenshot showing fossils

R.O.C.K.S. Videos Now Available on YouTube

Dec 1, 2015

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

Coiled Nautiloids

Featured Fossil: Lake Jacksboro Nautiloids

Dec 1, 2015

In the days preceding the large Society of Vertebrate Paleontology conference in Dallas, Texas, the FOSSIL Project held a two … Continue

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Paleoart: Corkboard of Curiosities

Dec 1, 2015

Editor’s Note: This issue, we interview Tammi Heneveld and Nate Carroll, the creative team behind the webcomic “Corkboard of Curiosities” … Continue

Caitlin Colleary

Research: Unlocking the Color of Fossils

Dec 1, 2015

The past is often portrayed in black and white. The old films and photos of our great grandparents don’t represent … Continue

Fossil Section club in the field

Club Corner: Fossil Section of the Rochester Academy of Science

Dec 1, 2015

The origin of the Rochester Academy of Science Fossil Section, in the form of the Genesee Valley Fossil Club, can … Continue

Mark McKinzie

Amateur Spotlight: Mark McKinzie

Dec 1, 2015

Editor’s Note: In this issue, Mark McKinzie of the Dallas Paleontological Society responds to questions asked by Eleanor Gardner. A … Continue

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