The silent auction will be held Saturday evening at the awards dinner, with proceeds applied against symposium expenses. Below is a sneak preview of the many items donated by our generous and talented supporters. Items continue to arrive so check back often. Items will be on display and bidding will take place during the awards dinner. All images of donated items are used with acknowledgement that they are the copyright of their generous creators.
Item Type | Item | | Donor | Approximate
Retail Value |
Publication | "Dumb Birds of North America", autographed with personal inscription |  | Matt Kracht | $25 |
Experience | Close Encounter for Family of 4 (2 adults, 2 children) |  | The Raptors | $72 |
Publication | Time Travellers Cookbook Poster |  | Carol Barbon | $42.50 |
Gift certificate | Frankie’s Modern Diner |  | Frankie’s Modern Diner | $75 |
Publication | Echinoderms Poster |  | Nick at Studio 252MYA | $27.25-$42.00, size dependent |
Fossil replica | Dickinsonia model |  | Northern Formations | $27.66 |
Fossil replica | Smilodon skull replica |  | Stoic3D, David Jaloza | $47.37-$118.47, size dependent |
Artwork | Megantereon Art Print, 12 inch x 18 inch canvas |  | Massimo Molinero | $30 |
Coffee mug | Short Faced Bear Mug |  | Daniel Eskridge | $18 |
Coffee mug | "PICKS or it didn't happen" travel mug |  | Raven Amos | $43 |
Artwork | Buster the Dinosaur, 8 inch x 10 inch print |  | Raven Amos | $121 |
Coasters | 4 slate coasters engraved with Cambrian life forms |  | Engraved Elegance by Gina | $55 |
Fossil replica | Castoroides ohioensis replica skull |  | Bone Clones/ Jeff Shaw | $392.00 |
Publication | Your Inner Fish |  | Dr. Neil Shubin | $22 |
Publication | How to Clone a Mammoth |  | Dr. Beth Shapiro | $19 |
Game | 1. Original "Munchkin" game, signed by Steve Jackson
"Munchkin 9 — Jurassic Snark", signed by Steve Jackson | 
 | Steve Jackson Games | $60 |
Game | 2. Original "Munchkin" game, signed by Steve Jackson
"Munchkin 9 — Jurassic Snark", signed by Steve Jackson | 
 | Steve Jackson Games | $60 |
Fossil replica | 3d printed tiktaalik skull 3d printed tiktaalik lower mandible |  | Blue Appaloosa Studio | $90 |
Experience | The Dinosaur Experience - Private Group, up to 10 people |  |  | $375 |
Publication
Coffee mug | Effin' BIrds: A Field Guide to Identification Effin' BIrds coffee mug | 
 | Effin' BIrds | $55 |
Coffee mug | Look Everybody, It's Some Asshole With A Worthless Opinion Mug |  | Effin' BIrds | $35 |
Tool | Estwing rock pick |  | Estwing | $80 |
Game | Happy Little Dinosaurs Game plus expansion packs |  | TeeTurtle Games | $60 |
Publication | A set of Burgess Shale toys |  | Dr. Jean-Bernard Caron | $20 |
Publication | A set of 4 Burgess Shale artwork postcards |  | Dr. Jean-Bernard Caron | $10 |
Publication | Signed Burgess Shale artwork poster 1 (letter size) by Danielle Dufault - Hallucigenia sparsa |  | Dr. Jean-Bernard Caron | $15 |
Publication | Signed Burgess Shale artwork poster 2 (letter size) by Danielle Dufault - Haplophrentis carinatus |  | Dr. Jean-Bernard Caron | $15 |
Publication | Signed Burgess Shale artwork poster 3 (letter size) by Danielle Dufault - Kootenayscolex barbarensis |  | Dr. Jean-Bernard Caron | $15 |
Publication | Burgess Shale sponge publication with author Desmond Collins note on front page |  | Dr. Jean-Bernard Caron | $25 |