More details on the upcoming Fossil Fair, taking place at Tillicum Mall on the weekend of March 22 – 23. Please help get the word out!
The Fossil Fair is a hands-on, educational experience for all age groups, organized by recreational collectors (citizen scientists) and professionals. The public is encouraged to bring in fossils found in BC for identification. Specific activities for children include hands-on inspection of fossils, a scavenger hunt with prizes and fossil colouring and rubbings.
For this week’s SFU Department of Earth Sciences EASC Spring Seminar Series, Dr. Victoria Arbour will speak about “Dinosaurs of the Sustut Basin and Peace Region in northern British Columbia”.
Dinosaurs of the Sustut Basin and Peace Region of northern BC: British Columbia has a unique dinosaur fossil record that spans much of the Cretaceous Period, a time of major changes in terrestrial vertebrate ecosystems relating to changing sea level, climate, and vegetation patterns. Much of this fossil record is represented by ichnofossils, but new discoveries are increasing the record of dinosaur skeletal material in the province. This presentation will share recent results of Royal BC Museum-led fieldwork to increase our knowledge of the dinosaur fossil record of BC, and the implications of these new fossils to understanding dinosaur evolution in western North America during the Cretaceous.
| Meeting item | Details |
|---|---|
| Topic | Dinosaurs of the Sustut Basin and Peace Region of northern BC |
| When | Thursday, February 6th 2025, 2:30 pm (PST) |
| How to attend | SFU SSB 7172 Zoom link: https://sfu.zoom.us/j/87939154761?pwd=bDMJQZtL31jgjTjMgxANC9q2psWcQN.1 |
You are invited to attend.
The Alberta Palaeontological Society’s meeting will take place on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 7:30 p.m MST at Mount Royal University, room B108. The meeting will be held in person and online through Zoom.
| Event | Presenter | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Short Talk | Mona Trick, P.Eng., APS Lifetime Member | Royal Ontario Museum: Early Life Exhibit Abstract & Bio |
| Main Talk | Dr. Jon Noad | Dinosaurs Going Postal! |
Alberta Palaeontological Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: APS January Meeting
Time: Jan 17, 2025 07:30 PM MST
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 816 0269 2497
Passcode: 888239
Please look for the virtual meeting connection details in the email to all VicPS members.
The Alberta Palaeontological Society has invited us to their next meeting.
We have two keynote presenters this month, the first is S. Amber Whitebone, MSc, PhD Candidate, University of New England. The title of her presentation is “Bone Cells to Big Dinos: Using Liquid Crystal Polarimetry as a New Tool to Learn about Fossil Vertebrates”. I have attached her abstract and biography. [below]
Our second presenter is Dr. Nicolás E. Campione MSc PhD, University of New England. The title of his presentation is “They come from the land down under: Australian Mesozoic dinosaurs”. [see abstract below]
Depending on the volume of questions that we get for each speaker, the meeting may run 15 minutes longer than usual.
