Tag: paleontology
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General Meeting in June Will Be Held on June 5th, 2015
Due to a scheduling conflict, June’s general meeting will be held on the first Friday of the month, June 5th, 2015. The speaker will be Adam Smith of the Field Museum. His topic is a good one, “The Evolution of Birds”. See you there!
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Pictures From Rob Sula’s Presentation at the May 2015 General Meeting
Here are some pictures from Rob Sula’s great presentation at the May 2015 General Meeting.
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NOTE: Room Change for Friday’s General Meeting, BIC Room 1528
The general meeting, which includes Rob Sula’s talk about the dinosaurs of the Hell Creek Formation, will occur in the Berg Instructional Center building in room 1528 (map).
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The Burpee Museum: NEW EXHIBIT OPENING With Special Talk from Dr. Hans-Dieter Sues
NEW EXHIBIT OPENING! With Special Talk from Dr. Hans-Dieter Sues* May 9, 2015 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM This unique exhibit brings us a snapshot in time of Jurassic life 150 million years ago. Directly across from the paleontology viewing lab, Snapshots in Time: The Unique Paleofauna of the Solnhofen Limestone showcases some of…
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Meet the New Tyrannosaurs
Scientific American has a video of Dr. Stephen Brusatte of the University of Edinburgh. In it, he charts the thrilling ascent of the tyrannosaurs. The May issue of Scientific American has a story called “Rise of the Tyrannosaurs”, which is highlighted on the cover of the magazine.
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May General Meeting: Rob Sula, The Hell Creek Formation: The Twilight of Non-Avian Dinosaurs
The Hell Creek Formation: The Twilight of Non-Avian Dinosaurs Take a trip 66 million years back in time and explore the late Cretaceous Hell Creek formation with Rob Sula. We’ll explore interpretations of fossils of Triceratops, Edmontosaurus and, of course, the legendary Tyrannosaurus rex. We’ll also examine some of the more obscure flora and…
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Brontosaurus Is Back!
Science Daily has an article about a peer reviewed paper that shows that Brontosaurus (the ‘thunder lizard’) is distinctly different than Apatosaurus. The authors, a group of paleontologists from Portugal and the UK, think they have conclusive evidence. The history of Brontosaurus is complex, and one of the most intriguing stories in science. In the 1870s, the Western…
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The April General Meeting is on April 17th
Due to the MAPS show April 10th-12th. The general meeting has been moved to Friday, April 17th at 8:00 PM. The presentation will be by Paul Mayer on ‘Niagaran’ Fossils and the Silurian Reef Digitization Project’. Paul works at the Field Museum. Sounds like a good one, hope to see you there!
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New Fossil Project Newsletter
The Fossil Project has a new edition of their newsletter. Find it here. There’s a story by ESCONI’s own John Catalani about MAPS. Topics include:
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Today and tomorrow are Paleofest 2015 at the Burpee Museum in Rockford!
Quick reminder, today and tomorrow are PaleoFest 2015 at the Burpee Museum in Rockford. There’s a long distinguished list of speakers. And, many programs for families with kids. Don’t miss it!
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Reminder: Burpee Museum’s PaleoFest 2015 on March 14th-15th
The Burpee Museum is holding PaleoFest 2015 on Saturday, March 14th and Sunday, March 15th. The speaker list is long and distinguished, including Dr. Hans-Dieter Sues, Dr. Paul Sereno, Dr. Stephan Brusatte, Dr. Thomas R Holtz, Jr., Dr. Tyler Lyson, Dr. Sterling Nesbitt, and many more. The symposium focuses on the Triassic and Jurassic time…
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500 million years ago, this critter had a really bad day
The Globe and Mail has a fantastic piece on the newest fossil discoveries of animals that lived during the “Cambian Explosion” in British Columbia. The new locality has been dubbed “Marble Canyon”. It features a slightly different assemblage of animals than what was found in the “Burgess Shale”. The exact location has been kept secret;…
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Ancient teeth may help solve a monkey mystery
According to a recent story published in the journal Nature, monkeys have lived in South America for 36 million years. The team of researchers, from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, discovered four molars in Eastern Peru. These molars have been dated to 36 million years ago, which is 10 million years older…
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PBS NOVA: Bigger Than T-Rex… Spinosaurus
The Spinosaurus NOVA documentary is over on YouTube. Check it out if you missed it last fall on PBS. There are discussions on the new fossil find in Egypt and the aquatic nature of Spinosaurus, which appeared in an article in the National Geographic Magazine back in September 2014. Enjoy!
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Fossil Friday: Find the Trilobite
Here's a little puzzle… find the trilobite. It's a small enrolled Ditomopyge from the Permian of Kansas.
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Paleofest 2015
Paleofest 2015 is March 14th and 15th this year. All the details are on their website. The speaker list is long and distinguished. Don’t miss it!
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A Paleo Reader: 22 Books for Fossil Lovers
Good story over on the NMNH blog. Many good books listed. Here’s just a few highlights: If you’ve got some time over the holidays (or the upcoming cold months), grab some good reading!
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The FOSSIL Project eNewsletter Volume 1, Issue 4
The next issue of the FOSSIL Project eNewsletter is here. Get it (or subscribe) here. Their website is at http://www.myfossil.org/, find them on Facebook at TheFossilProject, or on Twitter at @projectFOSSIL.
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Jim Holstein to Speak on Fossil Meteorites at the January, 2015 General Meeting
Spinel group minerals in unequilibrated ordinary chondrites: How oxide minerals can aid in the understanding of the flux of extraterrestrial materials in Earth’s history. Fossils found in sediments have long been used to piece together the evolution of life on Earth. However, extraterrestrial materials are also found in sedimentary deposits. Fossil meteorites that date back…
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Friday, June 13 – Lecture: Geologic Secrets of Springfield Coal Fossilized Forests
This Friday, ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B Topic: Snapshot in time – Geologic Secrets of the Springfield Coal Fossilized Forests Scott Elrick, from the Illinois State Geological Survey, will describe a 300-million-year-old fossilized forest, found along the Galatia channel, an ancient river that flowed across…
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Luprisca incuba
From Scientific American, Tiny, Ancient Crustacean Preserved in Fool’s Gold, Legs, Eggs and All, By Jennifer Frazer, March 27, 2014 … Incredibly, the paper describing these new fossils notes that the arrangement of some of the structures on the first antenna is the same as that of the group of living ostracods they are hypothesized…
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New Book on Hell Creek Formation from GSA
From the Geological Society of America: Full Title: Through the End of the Cretaceous in the Type Locality of the Hell Creek Formation in Montana and Adjacent Areas Editors: Gregory P. Wilson, William A. Clemens, John R. Horner, and Joseph H. Hartman Description: For over a century, the Hell Creek and Fort Union formations and their constituent…
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Friday’s Lecture: The Rancho La Brean Dire Wolf And What Its Bones Can Tell Us
ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map) Speaker: Lindsey Koper. Instructor, Northern Illinois University. Topic: The Rancho La Brean Dire Wolf And What Its Bones Can Tell Us: A Brief Look Into The Life Of Canis dirus And What Became Of This Great Predator- Canis dirus, the dire wolf…
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1/26/2014 Mahlburg Scholar Lecure by Dr. Kolata at Burpee Museum – Ancient Seaways
Sun, 1/26, 2:00 pm Burpee Museum, Rockford, IL. 2014 Mahlburg Scholar Lecture by Dr. Dennis Kolata (ISGS Retired) will be presenting “Life and Times of a 450 Million Year Old Seaway”. Dennis is an expert on Illinois Geology, especially the Platteville and Galena Groups. His research focus includes crinoids and trilobites. He recently edited the Geology…
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Paleontology Study Group This Saturday – 11/16
ESCONI Paleontology Meeting 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed Building (TEC), Room 1038B (Map) Silurian Cephalopods by John Catalani. A silent auction with fossils from the Dick Ade Collection will be held.
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Trilobite Fakes
Roy Plotnick post on the ESCONI Facebook Page to let us know about a new Facebook page about Trilobite Fakes and Restorations.
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ESCONI Field Trip in September 2013 – Ordovician Paleonotology
ESCONI Field Trip: Irene Quarry near Belvidere, 9AM to 2PM This is the third visit by ESCONI to this site. The rock is Ordovician, Galena Group. This is a “hard-rock” quarry (limestone or dolostone), not shale like Vulcan. The site is owned by William Charles Construction. This is a good place to find Receptaculites and…
