Menu Close

Tag: Devonian

Dr. Melina Jobbins speaks on Placoderm Fishes, Nov. 26, 7 pm

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)

Join Zoom Meeting
Https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84187022894?pwd=cfhafVtL6CVIkh6ZIxxKjZ1OsL4hRB.1
Meeting ID: 841 8702 2894
Passcode: 776834

VanPS presentation: “Fossil hunting at Penn Dixie Fossil and Nature Park , New York”

The Vancouver Paleontological Society (VanPS) meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 pm, PST will be live streamed on Zoom, and paid members of VicPS are invited to attend.

Topic: Fossil hunting at Penn Dixie Fossil and Nature Park , New York

In the summer of 2022, John Fam (Vice chair of the Vancouver Paleontological Society) and his family visited the Penn Dixie Fossil & Nature Park in upstate New York. This park is managed by the Hamburg Natural History Society and encourages the public to learn about paleontology through collecting of fossils. Here anyone can find and keep a variety of fossils such as trilobites, brachiopods, corals, crinoids, bryozoans, bivalves and gastropods. The fossils are all from the Devonian period approximately 380 million years ago. Please attend this free talk to hear more about John’s wonderful experience at Penn Dixie.

VicPS members may attend the presentation by Zoom. Zoom meeting details have been emailed to all paid members of VicPS.