Friday, April 9 – ESCONI General Meeting. Dr. Bucky Gates , Assistant Professor at Lake Forest College, will be the speaker at 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage Building K, Room #131. Dr. Gates will talk on Reconstructing Paleoecosystems Through Microvertebrate Taphonomy. Reconstructing ancient ecosystems is one of the primary aims of paleontology. However, the burial of fossil deposits is often subject to biases that might alter true biodiversity of specific ecosystems. Bucky Gates will discuss some of his results working on Cretaceous microvertebrate ecosystems in Utah and from the Sue T-rex site in South Dakota.
Saturday, April 10, Mineralogy & Micromount Study Group Meeting.
7:30 p.m. College of
Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. Topic of discussion: South Dakota minerals.
Saturday and Sunday, April 10 – 11. DES PLAINES VALLEY GEOLOGICAL
SOCIETY 45TH ANNUAL SHOW
View Larger Map – Des Plaines
Park District Leisure Center, 2222 Birch St. (just west of River Rd. off
Touhy), Des Plaines; Sat. 9:30-5, Sun. 10-4; adults $3, students $1
with school ID, seniors $2, children under 12 free with adult;
educational exhibits, live demonstrations, kids’ room, silent auction,
dealers, raffles, door prizes; contact Lois Zima or Jeanine Mielecki;
(847) 298-4653; e-mail: jaynine9@aol.com; Web site: www.desplainesgeologyclub.org
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