VicPS member John Kitson is leading this field trip. John warns that this coming weekend will likely be rainy, so dress accordingly. Field trip details have been emailed to all VicPS members. Please RSVP, indicating at which location you wish to meet.
For first-timers, please remember to bring a rock hammer (a regular or mason’s hammer will do), cold chisel(s) and safety glasses. You will get to learn about concretions.
Monthly Meeting Topic: ‘Finding Footprints: They Are Out There!’
Please note that the monthly meeting that had been scheduled for November 12 has been moved to November 27 to accommodate our speaker’s schedule. This meeting will be online only. VicPS members will receive connect instructions by email.
Footprints of dinosaurs and other ancient creatures are being discovered elsewhere in BC, so why not at our usual sites here on the Island? What do we look for, and how do we know these traces when we find them?
Please join us online Thursday, November 27 when special guest Elaude Koenig MSc Student, UVic School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, will help us to begin our journey to understand, appreciate (and maybe even find!) these traces of ancient life. Every journey begins with a single step; we look forward to Elaude helping us take ours!
Going forward, VicPS plans to return to in-person meetings resuming in January (as we usually do not have a December meeting).
The Vancouver Paleontological Society has invited us to attend a virtual presentation by Dr. Melina Jobbins, a Postdoctoral Fellow in Palaeobology at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Jobbins, originally from France, has spent her academic career in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Canada.
Her research focuses on the Placoderm Fishes, some of our oldest bony ancestors. These ancient fish provide insights into our understanding of the origins of jaws, teeth, bone and other vertebrate structures.
Further details are available on the Vancouver Paleontological Society’s website.
Topic: Dr. Melina Jobbins speaks on Placoderm Fishes
When: Nov 26, 2025 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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