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Lecture on “Bone Wars” the Feud of Edward Cope and Othniel Marsh in the History of Science
2026-06-10 17:00 - 19:00 UTC
As part of “European Geoparks Weeks,” a lecture will be held on June 10, 2026, on the “Bone Wars” between Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh. A fascinating chapter in the history of science that unfolded in the second half of the 19th century. It led to the discovery of over 130 dinosaur genera and species, often through adventurous means. And it was not a peaceful affair: Cope and Marsh were initially friends, then rivals, and finally enemies for several decades. The lecture recounts the story of this rivalry. Admission is free.

Geo-Gruppe Ostalb e.V.

Tate Museum Conference
2017-06-02 13:00 - 2017-06-05 00:00
Hello Fossil Forumers-

I want to let you all know that in June we will be hosting the Annual Tate Conference.

There will be many speakers, as usual.

There will be two days of field trips. The field trip sites to be announced closer to the actual conference.

The cost (subject to change, yearly) is $145.00 for the conference only, and each field trip is $40.00 dollars. Space on field trips is reserved for people who also attend the conference.

The conference is held yearly in June, ... date to be determined.

Details and registration is available at: LINK TO INFO

I hope to see a few Forum folks show up. This conference is always a lot of fun. (I hear that from participants)

I am too busy organizing and running around like a chicken with my head cut off.

Feel free to ask me about details.

Fossil fair at Sainte Marie Aux Mines, France
2026-06-24 07:00 - 2026-06-28 15:00
In June the biggest european fossil fair takes place at Sainte Marie aux mines, Elsass, France. Around 40 km away from Strassbourg.

Aound 1000 dealers of fossils and minerals (and some jewellry) are there.

It is the "Tucson show" of Europe, a town full of nice things to see and to buy.

Öffnungszeiten, Zugang und Services vor Ort • Mineral & Gem à Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines

Lecture about the fossils from the Grube Messel by Prof. Thorsten Wappler (HLMD), held at the Pollichia-Museum (Bad Dürkheim)
2026-03-19 18:30 - 20:00
Thorsten Wappler is a popular researcher on fossil insects. He was a member of the Hessisches Landesmuseum in Darmstadt for some years around 2000, is an adjunct professor in Paleontology at the University of Bonn and became the new paleontologist in this museum some years ago.

He gives a lecture about the fossils from this popular site at the Pfalzmuseum für Naturkunde, POLLICHIA-Museum in Bad Dürkheim (near Mannheim), Kaiserslauterner Strasse 111

Lecture starts at 19:30, free entrance.

VFMG Bezirksgruppe Pfalz - Vortrag: Die Kostbarkeiten der Grube Messel – Die Interaktion zwischen Insekten und Pflanzen und was uns Fossilien darüber erzählen können - Pfalzmuseum für Naturkunde

Lecture about the fossils from Gotland by Uwe Ryck, held in south-west-germany (Aalen)
2026-03-04 18:00 - 20:00
Etwa 70 km (40 mil) östlich von Stuttgart in Süddeutschland gibt es eine sehr aktive Sammlergruppe, die Geogruppe Ostalb e.V. Diese veranstaltet regelmäßige Treffen und viele begleitende Vorträge.

Am 04.03. kommt Uwe Ryck, Zweiter Vorsitzender - Freunde der Bayerischen Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie München e.V., mit dem Thema:

"Gotland – Eine Zeitreise zu den silurischen Riffen der schwedischen Ostseeinsel"

Veranstaltungsort ist das Stadthallen-Restaurant, Aalen

Der Vortrag beginnt um 19:00.

Es wird sich sicher lohnen, Uwe ist ein guter Redner und sehr guter Kenner seines Fachs

About 70 km (40 miles) east of Stuttgart in southern Germany, there is a very active group of collectors called Geogruppe Ostalb e.V. They hold regular meetings and many accompanying lectures.

On March 4, Uwe Ryck, Vice Chairman of the Friends of the Bavarian State Collection for Paleontology and Geology Munich e.V., will give a lecture on the topic:

“Gotland – A journey through time to the Silurian reefs of the Swedish Baltic Sea island.”

The venue is the Stadthallen-Restaurant, Aalen.

The lecture begins at 7:00 p.m.

It will certainly be worthwhile, as Uwe is a good speaker and very knowledgeable in his field.

more at Geo-Gruppe Ostalb e.V.

Fossilien Börse / Fossil Fair Stuttgart - the only german fair only for fossils
2026-04-11 08:00 - 2026-04-12 15:00
30 years ago the famous "Petrefakta", a fair only for fossils, started near Stuttgart.

Some years ago the event management changed and the name too.

It is now known as "Fossilien Börse", easy name.

Every year this fair takes place at the KUBINO in Stuttgart-Nellingen.

If you have the chance go there. Around 70 exibiters only offer fossils and books about fossils, nothing more! Most of the germany, austrian, swiss and some french collectors come to meet, talk, buy.

Website is:

Fossilien-Börse - Die Messe für Fossilien

Hope to see you there, we have a booth there

64th Annual Kansas City Gem & Mineral Show
2026-03-13 15:00 - 2026-03-15 22:00
From kcgemshow.org :

Our show is held at the KCI Expo Center, 11730 NW Ambassador Dr. Kansas City, MO 64153. Take the 112th St. exit off I-29 and go to Ambassador and turn left. The building is approximately a half mile from the stop light on the left hand side of the road or take the KCI Exit (Cookingham Drive) off I-435.

As always there was a wide variety of retail dealers selling a wonderful assortment of rocks and minerals, fossils, lapidary work, jewelry and gemstones, beads and beading supplies, and supplies...the list is just too long to cover completely!

The wholesale area will be in operation where those with valid tax ID's in the gem, mineral, beading, and jewelry trades can purchase products and supplies. This area closes one hour before the show ends.

This show is eagerly anticipated by thousands of area residents as one of the premier shows in the mid-west. Visitors will see special displays of rocks and minerals, lapidary work of all kinds, live demonstrations of lapidary, bead making and jewelry fabrication techniques. Static displays include fossils and fossil identification, club-member displays, and a special area for children.

We also have a large non-retail swap area and special displays for schools. Friday is the day that educators and youth leaders bring their students and youth groups on field trips. Each day there will be lectures and slide presentations that visitors can attend.

Valuable door prizes will be given away, all three day, to lucky show visitors.

Saturday night, after the show closes, a public auction of donated items from our retail and wholesale dealers will be held at 7:00 pm. On Saturday and Sunday afternoon several silent auctions will be held during the show, just behind the information booth. All auction proceeds go to the Association's Scholarship Fund. Several scholarship recipients benefit from the proceeds of this year's show auctions.

The show is presented by: The Association of Earth Science Clubs of Greater Kansas City, Inc.

Rucks Pit Crystal Clam Festival
2026-03-19 05:00 - 2026-03-21 05:00
Rucks PIt is open again! But only at particular times. The Rucks Pit Crystal Clam Festival is a public dig event that allows folks to dig their own crystal clams at this world-famous site. The event takes place once or twice a year and is hosted by Pacific GeoLab, the group which holds the lease on the property. Next event is March 2026. Go to pacificgeolab.com for information.

12th European Conference on Echinoderms
2026-07-12 22:00 - 2026-07-16 22:00
I love to inform you about the 12th European Conference on Echinoderms

The meeting will take place at the University College London from 13th – 17th July 2026

The European Echinoderm Conference is a premier gathering for scientists from around the world to share and discuss the latest research on both fossil and modern echinoderms. The 12th edition of this conference is taking place in London 2026! The conference brings together experts across a wide range of fields, including evolution of echinoderms, morphology, physiology, palaeobiology, genomics, developmental biology, ecology and climate change.

By fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, the meeting aims to advance research in echinoderm biology and related disciplines while connecting a diverse community of scientists.

Open to participants worldwide. Join us in London to share insights, spark collaborations and celebrate the study of these fascinating organisms.

If someone likes to take part with a poster or lesson: please click here to submit an abstract.

The deadline for submitting an abstract is Monday 2nd February 2026.

Please visit the conference website page for updates and further information; https://www.euroechino.net/

Should you have any questions at all about the meeting, please do not hesitate to contact us at E-MAIL ADDRESS REDACTED -Do not post full e-mail address on open boards!

I am not sure if I will have time to take part, but try to do

Sonntags im Museum: Als die Pfalz am Äquator lag (Sunday im museum - When the Palatinate was on the equator
2025-12-14 13:00
Might be it is interesting for the german or french/luxembourg/belgian/netherland contributers of TFF or for all the US-guys living close by on one of the few air bases around Kaiserlautern

Führungen | Urweltmuseum GEOSKOP

The GEOSKOP Museum of Prehistory offers general tours and specialist tours of the permanent exhibition and the current special exhibition.

Guided tours of the permanent exhibition

A guided tour of the permanent exhibition provides a lively insight into the landscape and wildlife of the Urpfalz region. The destination of this imaginary journey into the pre-dinosaur era is a tropical mountain valley on the equator with many extraordinary plants and animals. Background stories on particularly interesting exhibits provide insight into the nature and purpose of geological research. On request, visitors can also visit the museum's preparation workshop and watch a demonstration of how fossils are uncovered.

Special themed tours, e.g. on evolution, early quadrupeds, or sharks, are available on request.

Next one is on Sunday, 14. December, 14:00. You will see the whole museum and exhibiton (this is the plan at the moment)

60 minutes, 35 € per person

we are there, might be one of you, too?

1. Mineral & Gem Show, 67659 Kaiserslautern / Germany
2025-11-29 09:00 - 2025-11-30 16:00
I like to inform all about the first Mineral & Gem Show / Mineralientage in Kaiserslautern / sw-Germany

This is very close to Ramstein Air Base (so might be one of you is based there or as a visitor and has nothing to do at the weekend)

Place is the Gartenschau Halle, Forellenstraße 6, 67659 Kaiserslautern

Open

Samstag : 10 - 18 Uhr

Sonntag : 10 - 17 Uhr

I do not know the entrance price, hope the organizer will add it on his homepage soon, but I add an advertisement for our american friends

Munich Show / Mineralientage München
2025-10-23 - 2025-10-26
Between 23. and 26. Oct. the Munich Show takes place, one of the biggest and most popular shows in Europe.

Mineralientage München | The Munich Show

It is one of the biggest shows in Europe and lot of fossil collectors and dealers are there. Saturday and Sunday is the day for the public, Thursday and Friday for professionels (dealer, University- and Museum-staff, wholesale, goldsmiths and...)

e.g. if someone likes to go there, we have a price-reduction-code for the entrance (20%) and a booth with an always running coffee machine (A6.781)

if you need the price-reduction-code, please send a pn me

Sloth Fest
2025-10-25 15:00 - 21:00
Get ready to celebrate SLOTH FEST!

Saturday, October 25 | 11AM–5PM

Museum of Arts & Sciences

Dig in and celebrate 50 years since the discovery of our giant prehistoric ground sloth with a full day of family fun!

Don’t Miss Out!

Meet a live sloth

Mini fossil dig station

Sloth & fossil crafts for kids

Trick-or-treat stations (while supplies last)

Educational fossil tables & exhibits

Explore NEW Exhibit - Expedition: Dinosaur: https://www.moas.org/Expedition--Dinosaur-6-26994.html

Food trucks (11AM–1PM)

Talks & Presentations:

11:30AM – Fossil Hunters TV Show Crew

12:30PM – Dr. Rachel Narducci: Groundbreaking Research on Daytona’s Giant Ground Sloth

1:30PM – Mitchell Riegler: So You Think You Know Dinosaurs? We Will Put That to the Test

2:00PM – Katie Wedderstand: The Bone Wars – A History in Paleontology

3:00PM – Lohman Planetarium Show: Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival

Plus, explore our brand-new exhibit Expedition: Dinosaur – featuring life-size animatronic dinos and interactive displays!

Admission: Sloth Fest included with general museum admission. Guest Talks & Planetarium Shows: $7 adult / $5 child per lecture or show. Bundle Pass: $25 for access to all talks + the planetarium show!

Museum of Arts & Sciences | 352 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach, FL https://bit.ly/Slothfest

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Denver Coliseum Colorado Minerals, Fossils & Gems Show
2025-09-05 - 2025-09-14
DENVER COLISEUM Colorado Minerals Fossils and Gems Show 2025

Minerals - Fossils - Gems - Jewelry - Rock show

Welcome to the Colorado Minerals Fossils & Gems Show 2025 a free event where the timeless beauty of Earth’s treasures comes to life! Join us for an unforgettable exploration of minerals, fossils, and gems from around the world.

FREE ADMISSION

FREE DINOSAUR EXHIBITION

September 5 – 14 th

Daily 10 am – 6 pm

https://colorado.show/home-denver.../visitors-infos/

Permianfest in Seymour Texas
2025-06-06 14:00 - 2025-06-08 21:00
The Dallas Paleontological Society will have a booth at Permianfest at the Whiteside Museum in Seymour, TX on June 6-8, 2025. Seymour is a small town in west Texas southwest of Wichita Falls. The museum is a wonderful facility with a new expansion just finished. The museum focuses on the Permian red beds, ancient life from 298.9-252.2 millions of years ago. You can see some great specimens of dimetrodon, eryops, and more. The museum is headed by Chris Flis many of you know on the forum as dinodigger. Visit their website: wmnh.org

They are hosting professional lectures and workshops, as well.

Friday, June 6:

You can meet and hear from Myria Perez, formerly of SMU, then the Perot, now working with the Smithsonian. She was one of our scholarship recipients and just an amazing person. She is presenting, "JAWS! Jacketing the holotype of Ceratosaurus".

Dr Scott Persons presents, "Where Triceratops Roamed: Investigating a Dinosaur Ecosystem in Glenrock, Wyoming."

Dr Amelia Zeitlow presents, "Lone Star Lizard Kings: A Gigantic New Mosasaur from Texas."

Dr. Robert Bakker presents a giant poster workshop and contest.

Saturday, June 7:

Cate Larsen presents, "The Great Dying: Geologic Clues to Earth's Deadliest Disaster."

Dr James Kirkland presents, "Dawn of the Cretaceous in eastern Utah; the nearly 50-million-year dinosaur record of the Cedar Mt. Formation."

Dr Robert Bakker presents, "Two Ages of Monsters: Texas Permian versus Wyoming Jurassic."

XXX International Fair for Minerals, Gems and Fossils
2024-11-29 - 2024-12-01
XXX International Fair for Minerals, Gems and Fossils, at Coimbra University.

Western Australian Mineral Society Rock Sale
2020-12-06
Dear members and friends of the Mineralogical Society, fellow collectors,

The next Mineral Market Day will be held in our usual venue of the WA Lapidary + Rockhunting Club at 31 Gladstone Road, Rivervale, Perth, on Sunday 6 December 2020 and will be open to the public from 10:00am to 3:00pm. Please spread the word to friends who may be interested in coming along. Entry is $2 (free for children 12 years and under).

Please feel free to forward this email to anyone who may be interested.

Hope to see you on Sunday!

NYC Mineral, Gem and Fossil Show
2020-11-14 - 2020-11-15
This show takes place at the Watson Hotel, Manhattan Grand Ballroom, 440 W 57th St, New York City, New York 10019 - An annual show - plenty of on street parking in this area. It costs less than $10.

32nd Annual Jacksonville Gem and Mineral Show
2020-03-13 - 2020-03-15
https://www.rockandmineralshows.com/Search/ListingDetails/jacksonville-gem-mineral-show/1444/false/false

32nd Annual Jacksonville Gem and Mineral Societies Jewelry, Gem, Mineral, Fossil, Bead Show and Sale. 48 Vendors from around the country. Continuous live Demos in Faceting, Cabbing, Gem Trees, Wire Wrapping, 5 Spectacular Grand Prize Drawings, Awesome Hourly Door prizes, Fun and educational Kids Zone. This will be our first show at the Jacksonville Fair Grounds. Fantastic one of a kind jewelry, Rare and beautiful minerals and fossils from around the world. Perfect time to find that special gift for the hard to please person. Jacksonville Fairgrounds, 510 Fairgrounds Place, Jacksonville, FL 32202. March 13-15, Fri-Sat 10-6, Sun 10-5, $5 per day or $8 for the weekend, Kids 12 under free with guardian, Scouts in uniform free, $1 discount for 65+, or $1 discount for Military, Police, Fire with ID.

Tampa Bay Fossil Fest 2020
2020-03-14 - 2020-03-15
The 33rd annual Tampa Bay Fossil Club's Fossil Fest!!

Join us for the best displays of fossils, minerals, gems, artifacts shells, and paleo workshops!!
KIDS GAMES * FOSSIL MINE * RAFFLES
DOOR PRIZES * SILENT AUCTIONS

March 14th & 15th, 2020
Sat: 9AM–5PM, Sun: 10AM–4PM
Adults $8, Kids 12 and under FREE!

PALEO WORKSHOPS
Learn about Florida’s prehistoric past in a FossilFest workshop!
Experienced collectors will teach you how to find, identify, and

The club can be found on Facebook also.

https://www.visittampabay.com/tampa-events/details/tampa-fossil-fest/78020/

PaleoTime-NL 2020
2020-03-14
On March the 14h, the PaleoTime-NL International Fossil Show will be held again in Harderwijk (Netherlands). This show is the biggest paleontological event in the Netherlands, a meeting between amateur and professional paleontologists, for the exchange of knowledge, experiences and fossils. There are informative lectures, scientific posters, prep demo's and many more activities. Entrance is free!.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2227719547526071/

https://www.paleotime.nl/classic/en

Also, we still welcome anybody interested in exhibiting and selling fossils at this show to register via our online registration form: https://www.paleotime.nl/classic/en/exhibitors

Hope to see some of you in Harderwijk!

KYANA Geological Society Mineral, Rock, and Fossil Show
2019-11-22 15:00 - 2019-11-24 21:00
Show Flier

Show times (Eastern Time Zone):

Friday = 10am-5pm

Saturday = 10am-5pm

Sunday = 12am-4pm

Hope to see some TFF folks there!

The Bone Valley Club of Lakeland Annual Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show
2020-02-22 14:00 - 21:30
More show info HERE.

Show will be held at:

First Presbyterian Church of Lakeland

175 Lake Hollingsworth Dr.

Lakeland, FL 33801

South Suburban Earth Science Club- Fossil, Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show
2019-10-19 15:00 - 2019-10-20 22:00
I just noticed on the ESCONI site that on Saturday (10-19-19) and Sunday (10-20-19) from 10 am- 5 pm the South Suburban Earth Science Club is holding a "Fossil, Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show". It is being held at Prairie State College in the Prairie Center Gym. This college is located at 202 S. Halsted, Chicago Heights, Illinois 60411.

I have never been to this show and do not know how big it is, but I plan on attending.

Baltimore Gem Cutters Guild's 55th Gem, Rock & Mineral Show
2019-09-28 14:00 - 22:00, 2019-09-29 14:00 - 21:00
Baltimore gem cutting club's annual show. They have displays of gem work, rock, mineral, and fossil collections various vendors selling rock, mineral, and fossils. They have a scavenger hunt for the kids to learn about various rocks, minerals, and fossils as well as an area for them to gem hunt.

Gem cutters guild website

2019 GEMWORLD
2019-07-13 14:00 - 2019-07-14 20:00
I would like to notify forum members of 2019 Gemworld which is the show put on by the Gem & Mineral Society of Syracuse. This is a Gem, mineral, fossil and jewelry show which will run Saturday July 13 from 10 am- 6pm and Sunday July 14 from 10 am- 4pm. The show will include over 60 retail and wholesale dealers, educational demonstrations and exhibits, Kis activities and much more.

The Mesozoic Extinction - April Meeting of the North Coast Fossil Club
2019-04-20 14:00 - 16:00
NORTH COAST FOSSIL CLUB APRIL MEETING

Our main speaker will be Nathan Smith who is a volunteer in the Vertebrate Paleontology Department at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. The title of his talk will be "The Mesozoic Extinction".

For this month's Collector's Corner you are invited to bring in your Mesozoic/Cretaceous Fossils for showing others and sharing information.

The Public is Welcome!!!

26th Annual Aurora Fossil Festival
2019-05-25
Well everyone, it's that time of year again. It is almost time the the Aurora Fossil Festival. I know many Forum members have attended in the past and I hope many more will show this year. Lots of fun and you get to search the world famous piles at the museum! Several of our local members will be displaying fossils in the community center as well. Hope to see as many of you there as possible. Saturday May 25th.

http://aurorafossilfestival.net/

North Coast Fossil Club - March Meeting
2019-03-16 14:00 - 16:00
The March Meeting of the North Coast Fossil Club will have two featured presentations. First will be Dinosaurs in Art - a Brief History presented by CMNH volunteer, Carl McNulty.

The second presenter will be Alec Zaborniak, from Ball State University, who will speak on The Great Lizards, the Megalosauridae.

Fossilien Börse Leinfelden
2019-04-07, 2019-04-06
http://www.fossilien-boerse.de/en/fossil-show-fossilien-boerse/

M.A.P.S. National Fossil Exposition XLI
2019-03-29 - 2019-03-31
It is almost time for this years M.A.P.S. (Mid America Paleontology Society) National Fossil Expo. It is always billed as the World's Largest Fossil Only Exhibition. The actual Expo takes place at the Sharpless Auctions Facility in Iowa City, Iowa, but there is also a Hotel show at the Clarion Hotel on Dodge St., also in Iowa City. If you have a chance to attend, you should stop by, though it is not as large as it use to be 20 years ago, it is always fun.

Hours-

Friday and Saturday 8am-5pm

Sunday 8am-3pm

The Munich Show
2019-10-26 07:00 - 2019-10-27 17:00
Welcome to the 56th Munich Show!

Whether as a reseller, collector, scientist or interested private visitor, the Munich Show 2019 awaits you with countless natural treasures and an exciting program for learning, participation and experience. The yearning for nature is omnipresent and the desire to surround oneself with natural materials plays an important role in interior design in particular. We cordially invite you to be inspired in the “Living Unique” area of the fair before you start your tour and to be infected by the fascination for precious stones.

Opening Hours

daily 9.00 am - 6.00 pm

TICKETS

Day pass Sa/So: 15,00 €

Children Sa/So (6-14 y. ): 9,00 €

Afternoon Special Sa/So (from 2 pm on): 11,00 €

Adress for google maps:

Am Messeturm 4
81829 München

https://munichshow.de/?lang=en

If there are any questions, feel free to ask me

There are especially a lot of moroccan sellers with lots of stuff from KemKem.

North Coast Fossil Club - December Meeting
2018-12-15 15:00 - 17:00
THE ANNUAL CHITALEY PALEOBOTANY COMPETITION

Through the generosity of the late Dr. Shya Chitaley, the North Coast Fossil Club is proud to sponsor its annual Chitaley Paleobotany Competition which will be held at the December NCFC Meeting.

http://www.ncfclub.org/

PaleoTime-NL International Fossil Show
2019-03-09 09:30 - 16:00
On Saterday March 9th 2019, the yearly international fossil show of Paleontica-Fossiel.net, the Paleobiologische Kring and the Werkgroep Fossielen Wageningen will be held again: the PaleoTime-NL International Fossil Show. At this show, fossils can be exchanged, sold and bought, there is also an identification stand by the Paleobiologische Kring and a varied program of lectures (in Dutch). This show is the largest paleontological event of the Netherlands! A gathering of fossil-enthusiasts. Entrance to this event is completely free! All the costs of this fossil show are completely covered by donations. For information for exhibitors, see our Exhibitor Information page.

After 4 beautiful years at the ROVC in the town of Ede, PaleoTime-NL 2019 will take place at a new, larger and better location, at the Bouw & Infra Park in the city of Harderwijk.

website: www.paleotime.nl/en

location: Bouw & Infra Park, Ceintuurbaan 2, 3847 LG, Harderwijk, The Netherlands

opening hours: 10:30 to 16:30 h

No entrance fee for visitors. A voluntary donation is much appreciated

North Coast Fossil Club - November Meeting with 3 Presentations!
2018-11-10 15:00 - 17:00
First Presentation: Our first speaker will be Carl Fechko. His topic will be: "The fossils of the Florissant Fossil Beds". The Florissant formation is world famous for its abundance of well preserved insects and plants.

Carl's presentation will focus upon the knowledge that he gained from a visit to The Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. He will also share his experience collecting fossils at the Florissant Fossil Quarry.

Second Presentation: Donna Cole and Craig Tipton will combine their efforts in a talk entitled: "A Trip to Wyoming, July/August, 2018". It will cover the highlights of their journey to Wyoming, their visit to the American Fossil Quarry near Kemmerer, and then their trip to the Eden Valley - Blue Forrest Fossil Wood site northeast of Kemmerer.

Third Presentation: Our third speaker will be Carl Fechko. His topic will be: "A visit to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Canada". For this talk, Carl will share what he experienced in a "behind the scenes" tour at the ROM along with a description of some of the most interesting fossils and exhibits at the ROM.

Collector's Corner: Bring Your favorite Insect and Bug Fossils for showing others and sharing information.

North Coast Fossil Club - Monthly Meeting and Speaker
2018-10-20 14:00 - 16:00
Featured Speaker: Our speaker will be Dr. Rodney Feldmann. Although retired from the Kent State University faculty, Dr. Feldmann continues to teach graduate-level courses in paleontology, directs graduate students in that area, and conducts grant-funded research. The title of his talk will be "What the heck are cyclids?"

https://www.kent.edu/geology/profile/rodney-feldmann

30th Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry & Fossil Show
2018-11-03 - 2018-11-04
30th Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry & Fossil Show

Organized by: Stamford Mineralogical Society

Eastern Greenwich Civic Center

90 Harding Road, Old Greenwich, CT. 06870

FREE PARKING!

Saturday, November 3rd, 2018: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm.

Sunday, November 4th, 2018: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm.

2018 Annual Bristol Gem and Mineral Show
2018-10-20 - 2018-10-21
Saturday, October 20 • 9:30 am to 5:00 pm

Sunday, October 21 • 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Sunday

At the Beals Community Center, 240 Stafford St in Bristol, Connecticut.

Admission for the show is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors. Kids under 12 are free with paid adult, and scouts with leaders (in uniform) are free too.

Albuquerque Fall Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show
2018-10-05 - 2018-10-07
Abq. Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show, Albq., NM, Oct. 5 - 7, 2018. Open daily 9am-5pm in the Creative Arts Bldg. at Expo NM State Fairgrounds. Enter Gate 3 @ San Pedro & Copper. 300 San Pedro NE, 87108. FREE ADMISSION to the show. 60 dealers, gemstones, mineral specimens, rough, slabs, jewelry, beads, cabochons, fossils, tools, equipment.

Fossil Fest
2018-11-03 - 2018-11-04
https://www.austinpaleo.org/fest.html

Happy National Fossil Day!
2018-10-17
Today is the day The US National Park Service encourages everyone to think about the distant past. Visit a park or museum! Go for a hunt! Pull out your prep tools and uncover something cool! Share your collection with the community or just stick a different find on your desk to show off today!

Penn Dixie
2018-07-28 - 2018-07-29
A number of us are planning on meeting up at Penn Dixie on Saturday and Sunday, if you are in the neighborhood come pay us a visit

Malcolmt

Quarryman Dave

DevonianDigger

Lecture- "Great Steps in the History of Life: The Origin of Limbed Vertebrates" by Dr. Ted Daeschler
2018-04-21 00:30
On Friday (4-20-2018) at 7:30 pm, Dr. Ted Daeschler from the Academy of Natrural Sciences at Drexel University, Philadelphia, with conduct a FREE lecture titled - "Great Steps in the History of Life: The Origin of Limbed Vertebrates". The lecture will be held at the College of DuPage in Wheaton, Illinois at the "Health and Science Center (HSC) Room 1234.

Des Plaines Valley Geological Society's 50TH Annual Gem, Mineral, Fossil, Jewelry and Lapidary Arts Show
2018-04-07 14:30 - 2018-04-08 22:00
The Des Plaines Valley Geological Society will hold their 50th Annual Gem, Mineral, Fossil, Jewelry and Lapidary Arts Show on April 7 (9:30 am-5 pm) and April 8 (10 am-4 pm) at the Des Plaines Park District Leisure Center located at 2222 Birch Street, Des Plaines, Illinois.

The admission is $3.00 for adults and Children under 12 are free with a paying adult.

There will be various dealers, exhibits, demonstrations, gold panning, a kids room and silent auctions and raffles.

E.S.C.O.N.I. Gem / Mineral & Fossil Show
2018-03-24 15:00 - 2018-03-25 21:00
This coming weekend is the Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois (E.S.C.O.N.I.) Gem / Mineral & Fossil Show at the DuPage County Fairgrounds located at (2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, Illinois 60187). The show is held in Buildings 2 & 3 and the best part is parking and admission to the show is FREE.

The show hours are as follows:

Saturday 3-24-18 (10am-5pm)

Sunday 3-25-18 (10am-4pm)

There are multiple dealers, displays, demonstrations, door prizes and a Kids Corner.

Paleo 2018 - Calgary, Canada
2018-03-17 14:00 - 22:00
Dr. Richard McCrea from the Peace Region Palaeontology Research Centre in Tumbler Ridge, BC will show the numerous dinosaur trackways in Alberta, B.C. and the Yukon. Tammy Pigeon will describe the discovery and preparation of B.C.’s first dinosaur skull. Dr. Francois Therrien of the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller will discuss the latest conclusions on Alberta’s Late Cretaceous climate change. Six other talks feature the latest fossil discoveries and palaeontological research.

This event is FREE to the public, is family friendly and no registration is required. Paleo 2018 is sponsored by the Alberta Palaeontological Society, Mount Royal University and the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Palaeontological Division.

LINK

Lecture - Understanding Dinosaurs in the 21st Century - Cleveland, Ohio
2018-05-12 00:00 - 02:00
Dr. Mark Norell, Macaulay Curator of Paleontology, Chairman Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History

Unearth how technological innovation, the advancement of paleobiology and an adventurous spirit to excavate in new locations around the globe have led to an explosion of new dinosaur knowledge in this century. Find out about the latest research from one of the premiere paleontology labs in the world, including the evolution of the bird brain, the color of dinosaurs and what animals that have been long dead can tell us about the complexity of creatures living today.

Members - $10 Non-members - $12

Parking - $10 (Members - $6)

LINK

26th Annual Venice Shark's Tooth Festival - Venice, Florida
2018-04-13 21:00 - 2018-04-15 22:00
The Sharks Tooth Festival takes place each Spring against the back drop of Venice’s best shark tooth hunting beach, where fossil collectors from around the Southeast display and sell sharks teeth and other prehistoric fossils. More than 100 artists from around the State market their original work. Food vendors serve up delicious dishes from seafood to BBQ. Live entertainment is on stage all weekend. Children are entertained with such events as the Sharks Tooth Scramble and Mote Marine’s hands on exhibit.

LINK

GESCI Rock, Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show
2018-03-10 16:00 - 2018-03-11 22:00
“The 38th annual Geodeland Earth Science Clubs, Inc.’s (GESCI) Rock, Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show will be held Saturday-Sunday, March 10-11 in the Western Illinois University Union Grand Ballroom.

The show is open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission and parking are free, but a free-will donation is used to obtain feature displays for each year’s show.

This year’s theme is “Digging the Past: Fossils from Around the World,” and highlights a program by WIU Assistant Professor of Geology Thomas Hegna.

LINK

25th Annual Aurora Fossil festival
2018-05-26
Make your way to the 25th annual Aurora Fossil Festival in Aurora North Carolina. Great times. Food, Fun and of course Fossils. See the Fossil Parade, attend the lectures and the auction. And of course don't miss the displays. Many of your fellow forum members; myself included display fossils, man tables and give lectures there.Saturday May 26th 2018.

National Fossil Expo (MAPS)
2018-04-06 13:00 - 2018-04-08 08:00
World's largest fossil only exhibition. Buy, sell, trade, display. Free admission.

Dinosaur CSI with Joe 'PaleoJoe' Kchodl
2018-05-18 22:30 - 2018-05-19 01:00
DINOSAUR CSI

PaleoJoe takes you on a trip back in time to learn about the victims and perpetrators, life and death of the prehistoric. Learn the techniques used in the investigation of how these creatures lived and died. See the evidence and discover the stories that are told through Dinosaur CSI.

What diseases did they have?

What color were they?

How do we know so much about them?

Where can they be found?

Can we clone dinosaurs?

This is an illustrated presentation by Joe ‘PaleoJoe’ Kchodl, Paleontologist, from Midland, MI, in the Gateway Auditorium, 3556 Lake Shore Rd., Blasdell, NY. $5/person, FREE for members. Registration not needed.

PaleoJoe recently returned from a dinosaur dig to tell tales of fossil hunting in the famous Morrison Formation of Utah.

Penn Dixie Dig With The Experts
2018-05-19 13:00 - 2018-05-21 20:00
2018 DIG WITH THE EXPERTS

Join us for our signature event — Dig with the Experts! This is our very popular and yearly opportunity to unearth the best, most complete, and most unexpected fossils at Penn Dixie. We’ll have equipment do the heavy lifting and scientific experts on site to help with locating and identifying the best fossils. You’ll have to do your share of splitting and digging, of course, but you’re guaranteed to find something cool and interesting.

Saturday May 19: 9 am to 4 pm

Sunday May 20: 9 am to 4 pm

Monday May 21: 9 am to 4 pm (limited staffing)

Expert volunteers will lead the dig in a freshly excavated section of the Lower Windom Shale and will demonstrate how to find trilobites, cephalopods, fish remains, brachiopods, corals, wood, and many of the other fossils that can be found at Penn Dixie.

But, wait — there’s more! ‘Paleo’ Joe Kchodl will once again join us for a special science talk the evening before the dig. Paleo Joe will present: Dinosaur: CSI at on Friday May 18 at 6:30 pm in the Gateway Building Auditorium, 3556 Lakeshore Road in Blasdell, NY. This family-friendly presentation is FREE for Penn Dixie members and $5 for the public.

Cost:

Saturday May 19: Members $25, non-members $30

Sunday May 20: Members $15, non-members $20

Saturday & Sunday: Members $30, non-members $40 – SAVE $10

Monday May 21: No charge for weekend dig attendees. Otherwise regular admission.

Tickets are electronic — please ensure your contact information is up to date.

Dig with the Experts draws collectors from around the globe for this unique opportunity, which is co-led by our friends from the Cincinnati Dry Dredgers. Bring a hammer, chisel, safety glasses, newspaper, and paper towels to wrap your fossils. Extra water is recommended, plus bring rain gear just in case the weather doesn’t cooperate.

Food trucks will be on site Saturday and Sunday to serve lunch. Guests are welcome to bring their own food and beverages, as well as a small cart to transport personal items and specimens.

Southern California Paleontological Society - Meeting & Lecture
2018-02-11 21:30 - 23:00
First-time guests welcome! Membership fees are $18.50/year (Jan-Dec). Children under 12 come free!

LECTURE:

“NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST: UNRAVELING THE TRAVELS OF HORNED DINOSAURS.” Dr. Andrew Farke-Augustyn Family Curator and Director of Research and Collections, Raymond Alf Museum of Paleontology at the Webb Schools.

TIME & PLACE:

Unless otherwise noted, Society meetings begin at 1:30 PM. The Society meets in Classroom 4 at the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum in Los Angeles. Parking is available for Members behind the museum by means of a current Member parking pass.

ABOUT US:

The Southern California Paleontological Society, founded January 5, 1960, is a non-profit organization which pledges itself to work in cooperation with scientific institutions and for the preservation of the fossil record. Participation is invited in the program to collect, preserve, and study paleontological material. Find out more about us at www.socalpaleo.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/socalpaleo.

Southern California Paleontological Society - Meeting & Lecture
2018-01-14 21:30 - 23:00
First-time guests welcome! Membership fees are $18.50/year (Jan-Dec). Children under 12 come free!

LECTURE:

“SAUROPOD DINOSAURS OF THE UPPER JURASSIC OF PORTUGAL.” Dr. Pedro Mocho, Geologist and Biologist, Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Dinosaur Institute, NHM, specializing in the evolutionary history of sauropod dinosaurs.

TIME & PLACE:

Unless otherwise noted, Society meetings begin at 1:30 PM. The Society meets in Classroom 4 at the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum in Los Angeles. Parking is available for Members behind the museum by means of a current Member parking pass.

ABOUT US:

The Southern California Paleontological Society, founded January 5, 1960, is a non-profit organization which pledges itself to work in cooperation with scientific institutions and for the preservation of the fossil record. Participation is invited in the program to collect, preserve, and study paleontological material.

Stamford Mineralogical Society Gem, Mineral, Jewelry & Fossil Show
2017-11-04 - 2017-11-05
Stamford Mineralogical Society Gem, Mineral, Jewelry & Fossil Show

LINK

Saturday - 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM

Sunday - 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Venue: Civic Center

Address: 90 Harding Rd

Civic Center

Old Greenwich, CT 06870

Bristol CT. Gem and Mineral Show
2017-10-21 - 2017-10-22
Bristol Gem and Mineral Show.

Saturday: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Sunday: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Fossil Roadshow Webinar
2017-10-19 23:00 - 2017-10-20 00:00
The second My Fossil "Fossil Roadshow" patterned after the Antiques Roadshow will be hosted by the Dallas Paleontological Society and broadcast from the University of Texas at Arlington with Dr. Merlyn Nestell appearing as the fossil expert. Three other collectors and myself will bring fossils we have found in North Texas Pennsylvanian sites for Dr. Nestell to explain and anyone can participate online by connecting with the link provided on the website below.

https://www.myfossil.org/event/fossil-roadshow-webinar-2-pennsylvanian-fossils-of-north-texas/

Dinosaur Ridge Rock Out for the Ridge
2017-11-04

El Dorado Mineral and Gem society's annual show and sale
2017-10-21 - 2017-10-22
Hey all,

My rock club, The El Dorado county Mineral and Gem society is having the annual show and sale.

It will be open 10am till 5pm on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 at the El Dorado county fairgrounds in Placerville, California.

Fossilmania 2017
2017-10-27 - 2017-10-29
Somervell County Exo Center

202 Bo Gibbs Blvd

Glen Rose, Texas 76043

254-897-4509

Sponsored by: Dallas Paleontological Society

Additional information at Dallas Paleontological Society Events page.

TFF Group Hunt at Deep Springs Road
2017-05-21
TFF group get together at the Deep Springs Road Quarry, in Lebanon (technically Earlville) New York.

Meet between 9:00 and 10:30 for some serious Devonian Hunting.

Paso Robles Gem and Mineral Show
2017-04-22 17:00 - 2017-04-23 20:00
April 22-23 the Santa Lucia Rockhounds will be hosting their annual Gem and Mineral show at the Midstate Fairgrounds Paso Robles Event Center.

There will be something for everyone. over thirty vendors with rocks, mineral specimens and fossils. This years theme is "Out Of This World", which about sums it up with items ranging from minerals found deep within the earth to meteorites from outer space. Lots of displays and demonstrations to keep the adults entertained as well as lots of kids activities.

Show times are : Saturday 22nd 10am to 5pm. and

Sunday 23rd 10am to 4pm.

Come check it out!

Gem, Mineral, and Fossil show at the Fairgrounds in Hamburg, N.Y
2017-03-25 14:00 - 22:00
Hi everyone this is matt again

this weekend on Saturday is the first day of the gem mineral and fossil show at 5820 South Park AvenueHamburg, NY 14075

it is at the Ag-Grange Building and marketplace

the first day is on Saturday the and show hours are 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Admission for adults is $5.00, children 12& under/Scouts in Uniform Free two day passes are $7.00

what things are going on at the gem mineral and fossil show are Demonstrations a mini mine, crystal jewelry, rock crystals, fossils, beads, gold panning, flint knapping; sand in a bottle making for kids and something for everyone

Second day of the Gem, Mineral, and Fossil show at the Hamburg Fairgrounds
2017-03-26 14:00 - 21:00
Hi everyone this is matt again

this weekend on Sunday is the second day of the gem mineral and fossil show at 5820 South Park AvenueHamburg, NY 14075

it is at the Ag-Grange Building and marketplace

the second day is on Sunday and the and show hours are 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Admission for adults is $5.00, children 12& under/Scouts in Uniform Free two day passes are $7.00

what things are going on at the gem mineral and fossil show are Demonstrations a mini mine, crystal jewelry, rock crystals, fossils, beads, gold panning, flint knapping; sand in a bottle making for kids and something for everyone

MAPS National Fossil Exposition
2017-03-31 - 2017-04-02
Nations largest fossil only expo

2016 Dec EXPO INFO Web.pdf

Nittany Mineralogical Society Monthly Meeting
2017-03-15 23:00 - 2017-03-16 01:00
http://www.nittanymineral.org/index.htm

Geode Night with Jeff Smith The Geode Guy

Penn Dixie Dig With The Experts
2017-05-27 13:00 - 2017-05-29 20:00
2017 Dig with the Experts

Thanks to increased interest, Dig with the Experts will be a two-day program in 2017!

Ticket sales have begun — please select the links below to be taken to our online ticketing page. Alternatively, you may mail a check to us at Hamburg Natural History Society, 3556 Lakeshore Road, Blasdell, NY 14219. Please include the number of guests in your party and date(s) along with your order.

Dates:
Saturday May 27: 9 am to 4 pm
Sunday May 28: 9 am to 4 pm
Monday May 29: (Memorial Day) if there is enough interest

Cost:
Saturday May 27: Members $25, non-members $30
Sunday May 28: Members $15, non-members $20
Saturday & Sunday: Members $30, non-members $40 – SAVE $10
Monday May 29: TBD

Join us for our signature event — Dig with the Experts! This is our very popular and yearly opportunity to unearth the best, most complete, and most unexpected fossils at Penn Dixie. We’ll have equipment on-site to do the heavy lifting and scientific experts on site to help with locating and identifying the best fossils. You’ll have to do your share of splitting and digging, of course, but you’re guaranteed to find something cool and interesting.

Volunteers will lead the dig in a freshly excavated section of the Lower Windom Shale and will demonstrate how to find trilobites, cephalopods, fish remains, brachiopods, corals, wood, and many of the other fossils that can be found at Penn Dixie.

But, wait — there’s more! ‘Paleo’ Joe Kchodl will once again join us for a special presentation the evening before the dig. Paleo Joe will present: Trilobite Treasures: Arthropods of the Ancient Seas at 6:30 pm in the Gateway Building Auditorium, 3556 Lakeshore Road in Blasdell, NY. The talk is FREE for Penn Dixie members and $5 for the public.

Dig with the Experts draws collectors from around the globe for this unique opportunity, which is co-led by our friends from the Cincinnati Dry Dredgers. Bring a hammer, chisel, safety glasses, newspaper, and paper towels to wrap your fossils. Extra water is recommended, plus bring rain gear just in case the weather doesn’t cooperate.

Penn Dixie Site 4050 North Street Blasdell, NY 14219

(716) 627-4560

St.Paul quarry open house
2016-12-21 14:00 - 20:45
Quarry open house

All times are local times

8:00am-2:45pm

St.Paul Indiana quarry open house
2016-12-20 14:00 - 20:45

St.Paul, Indiana quarry open house
2016-12-23 14:00 - 20:45
St.Paul quarry open house

St.Paul Quarry Open House
2016-12-22 14:00 - 20:45
St.Paul, Indiana quarry open house

Friends of Dinosaur Ridge Fundraiser
2016-11-04 23:31 - 2016-11-05 02:32
Rock out for the Ridge!

All are cordially invited to attend our fundraiser! This event will be held at Pinehurst Country Club the evening of November 4 at 5:30 p.m. All proceeds will benefit Friends of Dinosaur Ridge educational programs.

The event will feature Hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction, dinner, and a talk by paleontologist Dr. Kenneth Carpenter on Acrocanthosaurus, a meat-eating dinosaur on which he's recently studied and written a book.

To register for the event and choose meal selection, please call 303-697-3466 x 100 or e-mail DinosaurRidge@aol.com.

Penn Dixie Annual Fundraiser
2016-11-03 22:00 - 2016-11-04 01:00
Thursday, November 3, 2016 – 6 to 9 pm

La Galleria Banquets, 3923 Southwestern Boulevard, Orchard Park, NY

Help support Penn Dixie!

Bid in silent and voice auctions for sports tickets, artwork, and other prizes from the community

Meet special guest Master of Ceremonies Legislator Lynne Dixon

Try your luck with door prizes and raffles

Enjoy a variety of hors d’oeuvres plus a cash bar

Open to the public — bring a friend!

Tickets- Pre-sale: $25, At door: $30. Purchase online here, by calling (716) 627-4560, or mailing a check and RSVP list to:

Hamburg Natural History Society

3556 Lakeshore Rd.

Blasdell, NY 14219

https://penndixie.org/fundraiser/

Fossilmania XXXIV - Glen Rose, TX
2016-10-28 - 2016-10-30
Presented by the Dallas Paleontological Society. See their web site at Dallas Paleontological Society for more details.

Fossil Forum Group Dig Penn Dixie
2016-10-08 - 2016-10-10
Organized by our own @DevonianDigger, see the thread for more details!:

Fossil Forum Group Dig - Arkona, Ontario
2016-10-15 - 2016-10-16
The first of maybe three weekend trips to the Hungry Hollow in Arkona, Ontario, Canada. Details to be found in this thread:

Trona Mineral Show and Dig
2016-10-07 07:00 - 2016-10-09 07:00
Trona Mineral Show in Trona, California. This is to be the last year they will have the trips to Searles Lake for crystal digging from lake spoils. Several different types of salt crystals can be found in the dredged muds of Searles Lake including Pink Halite, Hanksite, Trona and more. Don't miss this final farewell to an honored tradition before the site is permanently closed off.

The show runs from October 7th through October 9th, 2016. Trips and digs to be conducted to several sites over the weekend.

Bristol (CT) Gem and Mineral Club Annual Gem & Mineral Show
2016-10-15 - 2016-10-16
2 day event.

Saturday, October 15, 2016 - 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Sunday, October 16, 2016 - 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Details on LINK TO WEBSITE.

Danbury (CT.) Mineralogical Society - Jewelry Gem and Mineral Show
2016-09-10 14:00 - 2016-09-11 20:00
Two day event.

Saturday, 9/10/2016 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Sunday, 9/11/2016- 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

LINK TO WEBSITE.

At the New Milford High School.

Route 7 and Larson Road, New Milford, CT.

North Jersey Mineralogical annual outdoor swap & sell
2016-09-10
9 am to 5 pm.

One Day Only!

At the Sterling Hill Mining Museum.

LINK to website

California Federation of Mineralogical Societies show and sale
2016-09-16 - 2016-09-18
Hey Folks,

If You are in the area The El Dorado Mineral and Gem society is hosting the California Federation of Mineral societies convention, show and sale at the El Dorado county fairgrounds, in Placerville California. Come on By!!

2016 Cincinnati Mini Conference on Paleontology
2016-06-03 - 2016-06-05
All attendees must pre-register online for free by May 4, 2016 to attend the 2016 Cincinnati Mini Conference on Paleontology.
The FOSSIL Project and the Dry Dredgers, along with our partners, the Cincinnati Museum Center and the Paleontological Society, are excited to announce that we are holding a joint mini conference for the Cincinnati, OH, area. Mark your calendars for June 3-5, 2016.

Go on two field trips to Cincinnati Arch locations to collect and document iconic species.

Hear informative paleontology talks by Dr. Carlton Brett, Dr. Alycia Stigall, & Dry Dredgers’ President Jack Kallmeyer, plus a townhall discussion with Paleontological Society Officers about how amateur/advocational paleontologists can become an integral part of the Society.

See attached flyer for more information. Questions?: email fossil@flmnh.ufl.edu or go to community.myfossil.org

MAPS National Fossil Exposition
2016-04-01 - 2016-04-03
Nation's largest fossil only exposition.

Deadline for Cincinnati Mini Conference on Paleo.
2016-05-04

Deadline for Cincinnati Mini Conference on Paleo.
2016-04-06
Applications are due today, April 6, for scholarships (up to $500 each) available to university paleontology students and K-12 teachers to attend the Cincinnati Mini Conference on Paleontology June 3-5. See attached application.

Go on two field trips to Cincinnati Arch locations to collect and document iconic species.

Hear informative paleontology talks by Dr. Carlton Brett, Dr. Alycia Stigall, & Dry Dredgers’ President Jack Kallmeyer, plus a townhall discussion with Paleontological Society Officers about how amateur/advocational paleontologists can become an integral part of the Society.

Pre-register online for free by May 4, 2016 to attend.

See attached flyers, registration form and scholarship application for more information. Questions?: email fossil@flmnh.ufl.edu or go to community.myfossil.org

CANCELED Paleontological Talk in Nor. California
2016-02-24
Paleontology talk canceled

Due to an emergency, the speaker for the NCGS Meeting on February 24th has been changed to:
Exploring California’s Hydroscapes by John Karachewski PhD

Since 2009, John has written quarterly photo essays for the Groundwater Resources Association of California - Hydrovisions newsletter. This scenic presentation will take you on a tour of California’s hydroscapes and provide insights into groundwater, water resources, and environmental issues. Explore groundwater springs in northern CA, wetlands restoration in the Delta, melting glaciers in the Sierra Nevada, and fault-control on groundwater discharge in desert locales.

The link to our website below may not be updated with the current talk information.

Our apologies to all paleontology fans.

Paleontology talk canceled

The NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY presents a talk entitled:
Living Above the Fossil Zoo: 23 Million Years of Geologic History Under the Central Valley Canceled
SPEAKER: Robert Davies, Professor of Astronomy, Geology & Physical Science, Merced College (California)
DATE: February 24, 2016
LOCATION: Orinda Masonic Center, 9 Altarinda Rd., Orinda
TIME: 6:30 p.m. social; 7:00 p.m. talk
MEETING DETAILS http://www.ncgeolsoc.org/meetings.htm#Meetings

Houston Fossil Gem and Mineral trade show
2016-01-30
FYI!!!!!

Come join me at this fun event..

ESCONI Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show
2016-03-06 16:00 - 22:00, 2016-03-05 16:00
The Esconi 2016 Gem, Mineral and Fossil show will be running on March 5th & 6th, at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester, Wheaton, IL.
The show features exhibits from both Chicago’s own Field Museum of Natural History and the Lizzadro museum, member exhibits, craft
demonstrations, book sales, gem, jewelry, fossil & mineral dealers as well as live & silent auctions featuring rare minerals and fossils including
Illinois’ state fossil the Tully Monster! For the kids there will be kid's corner and geode cracking where children under the age of 16 can receive a
free geode to crack at the geode booth! The show times will be 10 am - 5 pm on Saturday, March 5th and 10 am - 4 pm on Sunday, March 6th.
More information on the show is available at http://www.esconi.org/

PETITION to Preserve Private Collecting in Germany
2015-10-29 - 2016-01-01
Petition to Preserve the Right for Private Collecting in Germany

Member Of The Month! VOTE!
2015-11-02 - 2015-11-05
MOTM Contest

FOTM CONTESTS!
2015-11-02 - 2015-11-06
VFOTM

IPFOTM

Big Brook Fossil Trip
2015-08-23
Hello everyone....We are going to have a TTF member fossil trip on August 23rd to Big Brook in Marlboro, NJ. at 10am....Any one can attend Member or not. We had lots of fun on our August 1st trip. We will meet at the Boundary Road Bridge and there will be more parking if needed at the Vanderburg Soccer complex . The address of the complex is 137 Vanderburg road Marlboro, NJ if any one needs to use a GPS. Below is a map of the area showing both parking and access in to the brook.

Cincinnati Geofair
2016-04-30
The 51st Annual Gem, Mineral, Fossil and Jewelry Show of Greater Cincinnati
This year at the Sharonville Convention Center
Saturday, April 30 and Sunday May 1, 2016
For more information see http://geofair.com

Fossil Festival
2015-10-17
Come to the Cincinnati Fossil Festival at the Cincinnati Museum Center. This celebrates National Fossil Day and Fossil Week. It showcases our amateur fossil collectors and features the Dry Dredgers, Cincinnati's local fossil club.
For more information, see http://www.drydredgers.org/fossilfest.htm

22nd Annual Aurora Fossil Festival
2015-05-23
Hi I hope to see you all in Aurora, NC this Sat. the 23rd for the 22nd Annual Fossil Festival, displays & speakers from the Smithsonian, two from the Unv. of Florida.

Fossils in Skyscrapers: Tour of the Chicago Loop
2015-05-30 16:00 - 17:30
Fossils in Skyscrapers: Paleontological Walking Tour of the Chicago Loop
May 30, 10am
Raise your hand if you know that the city of Chicago is surrounded by fossils ... not just in the ground, but up in the buildings .
This interactive walking tour will take you on a journey through our city in a way you've never seen it before. Walk along Michigan Avenue and be prepared to be awestruck-- not by how much the clothes in the window cost, for a change-- but by how many historical, ancient, and magnificent fossils you can find embedded in the sides of the very same buildings you shuffle past everyday.
This class, which is one part history lesson, one part geology crash course and one part paleontological treasure hunt, will give you a thorough rundown on the building of the city of Chicago, and along the way will point out all the best fossils the city has to offer. And *everyone* gets a real Midwestern fossil to take home.
So change your perspective, slow down for a couple hours, and take the time to get to know your prehistoric legacy. We promise it'll forever enrich your experience of this city we already know and love.
* To read rave reviews of past tours: http://tinyurl.com/fossildabblereviews
* To read DNAinfo's thinkpiece: http://tinyurl.com/dnainfofossils
* For a sneak preview:

* Cost: Free / Donation
Donate on-site at the event, or here: http://tinyurl.com/fossiltourdonation
* What to Bring:
-Please dress weather appropriate-- and wear decent walking shoes!
-Any fossil you'd like identified
-Pen for note-taking, if you wish. Detailed handouts will be provided. And everyone takes home a fossil!
Meet at:
Chicago's First Lady booth down the stairs from Michigan&Wacker
(112 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois)
Here: http://www.cruisechicago.com/images/made/images/uploads/xpage_header_location_940_200_cy_100.jpg.pagespeed.ic.7Gv1reIApO.jpg
Official website:
https://dabble.co/chicago/science/classes/fossils-the-magnificent-mile-with-peter-kaplan

The Charles Finsley Lecture Series
2015-01-29 01:30 - 03:30
"SPINOSAURUS, The Lost Giant of the Cretaceous," Dr. Nizar ibrahim.
Presented by the Dallas Paleontological Society and The SMU Institute for the Study of Earth and Man
At The Hughes-Trigg Center at SMU, February 28, 2015 - 7:30pm
Dr. Nizar Ibrahim, of the University of Chicago, rediscovered a rare dinosaur named Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, which was previously known only from photographs of several vertebrae of the specimen that had been destroyed in the bombing of Munich during WWII. Dr. Ibrahim set out to solve one of the great mysteries in paleontology. He found a new, more complete specimen in Morocco and interpreted the dinosaur as semiaquatic, the only swimming dinosaur capable of hunting in water as well as on land. The massive terrestrial predator, the largest currently known, surpasses even Tyrannosaurus rex in size.
This lecture series honors Charles E. Finsley, the long-time curator of the Dallas Museum of Natural History in Fair Park, Dallas.
For tickets, parking information, and map, please go to www.eventbrite.com Search: DPS or Charles Finsley. Seating is limited.

21st Annual Aurora Fossil Festival
2014-05-24
21st Annual Aurora Fossil Festival. Fun for all. http://www.aurorafossilmuseum.com/events/afm_events.html

DVPS Fossil Fair - Plymouth Meeting, PA
2014-03-29 - 2014-03-30
The 2014 Mineral Treasures and Fossil Fair will be held Saturday and Sunday March 29 & 30 at the LuLu Shriners Temple, 5140 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462. Lots of cool fossils will be on display. The two sponsoring organizations – the Delaware Valley Paleontological Society (DVPS) and Philadelphia Mineralogical Society – will display outstanding specimens from personal collections, and provide learning activities for children.
There will be Door Prizes, Food, a Kid’s Corner with free specimens and educational materials. Children are welcome to dig for fossils at a simulated fossil site, and to keep their finds. Paid attendance enters you in the hourly raffles to win a fossil or mineral specimen.The two sponsoring organizations – the Delaware Valley Paleontological Society and Philadelphia Mineralogical Society – will display outstanding specimens from personal collections, and provide learning activities for children. There will be Door Prizes, Food, a Kid’s Corner with free specimens and educational materials. Children are welcome to dig for fossils at a simulated fossil site, and to keep their finds. Paid attendance enters you in the hourly raffles to win a fossil or mineral specimen. Some of the Delaware Valley's best fossil collectors will display their recent finds.

ESCONI Gem, Fossil & Mineral Show
2014-03-15 16:00 - 2014-03-16 23:00
The ESCONI Gem, Mineral & Fossil show will take place on March 15th & 16th, 2014 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds,
2015 Manchester Rd, Wheaton, IL. 60187. Show times will be 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. on Saturday March 15th and 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
on Sunday March 16th. More information is available at http://www.esconi.org.

48th Annual Lawrence County Rock Show.
2013-08-09
48th annual Gem, Mineral, and Fossil show hosted by the Lawrence County Rock Club. New date and Venue, now at the Lawrence county fair grounds southwest of Bedford, Indiana.
Directions: From the junction of highway 37 and highway 50 South of Bedford, turn right (West) on Highway 50 for .6 miles, turn right into fairgrounds.
Further information call: 812-295-3463
This is not an all day event, and times vary for each day and are provided in the flier below.

Ketton quarry field trip
2013-05-18
looking forward to this event fingers crossed should be some good results ill post my finds straight to my out in the field link then to the TFF later http://www.google.com/gwt/x?h
l=en&you=http://www.ketton.ukfossils.co.uk/&client=mobilesearchapp&q=ketton+quarry+fossils&sa=X&ei=VuaBUf_sLMGP7AaA14CoBg&ved=0CBcQFjAA

April 20th - Oxford Clay Day
2013-04-20
April 20th - Oxford Clay Day
Half day at Peterborough Museum then half day at Must Farm clay quarry.
Dont forget to check my [you]Out In The Field [/you]link for live updates.
Darren.

20th Aurora Fossil Festival
2013-05-24 23:00 - 2013-05-26 20:00
Events kick off Friday night with the Opening Ceremonies and street dance. Saturday continues with fossil hunting in the reject piles, a 5K run, helicopter rides, Civil War reenactments, PotashCorp Aurora (aka: Lee Creek) bus tours, parade, car show, vendors (fossils, food, craft), lectures, world class fossil displays, and more, including everyone's favorite, the Fossil Auction, followed by another street dance. Sunday closes out with a non-denominational Gospel Gala and then more music. For more information, check us out on Facebook or at http://aurorafossilfestival.net/

NC State Fairgrounds Gem & Mineral Show
2013-04-05 20:00 - 2013-04-07 22:00
This show includes mostly gem, mineral, and jewelry dealers, yet there are several fossil dealers. Admission is FREE.
Location: Scott Building, NC State Fairgrounds
Friday: 3 - 8 P.M.
Saturday: 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.
Sunday: 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.

NY / NJ Fossil & Mineral Show
2013-04-12 - 2013-04-14
The theme is "The Minerals and Fossils of NY & NJ". Both the Franklin Mineral Museum and the Sterling Hill Mine Tour & Museum of Fluorescence
will partner to turn the Junior Ballroom into a darkened ultra-violet
room with glow-in-the-dark minerals. Six more museums and 24 notable
collectors will fill another 50 cases with premium specimens from NY and
NJ localities. The Main Ballroom is the home of the high-end 'Fine
Mineral & Gem Gallery' which will showcase millions of dollars worth
of gems and minerals. On the huge exposition floor you'll browse
hundreds of booths of jewelry, gems, gold, minerals, fossils, and
dinosaurs. And all for sale! 10,000 visitors are expected. Friday will
be the least busy, so try to come on that day. Please help us achieve
our goal of becoming the largest gem show in the USA by coming to our
show and doing business with our exhibitors.
http://ny-nj-gemshow.com/

Kings dyke (Peterborough) - Fossil Hunt
2013-03-24
Kings dyke (Peterborough) - Fossil Hunt - Sunday 24th - 11am until 4pm
This hunt is to be lead by Craig Chapman and Kev Tee.
This is the link ill post the photos as i go along hopefully things will go to plan.
Out In The Field
This is the quarry http://www.kingsdyke.ukfossils.co.uk/ from where the company will safely excavate roughly about 20 tons of clay straight from the quarry floor for us to look through. They spread it over a wide area on top of more clay that’s accumulated over the years.
Darren.

Bexhill, UK - fossil hunt
2013-02-24
Event info courtesy of D&E
Bexhill - fossil hunt - Sunday 24th - 12am until 16.00pm.
I put the end date the same as the start date which i thought my be a problem , the calendar date i put in was 02 month / 24 date / 2013 year.
could you add these details for me:
Dinosaur footprints can be seen during scouring conditions at Bexhill. During November 2000, when stormy weather shifted large quantities of beach material and exposed a siltstone bedding plane, footprints (including a sequence of tracks from Iguanodon) could be seen. The sand has never been fully replenished since the storm, so the Wadhurst Clay is always exposed on the foreshore.
Two species of crocodile can be found at Bexhill - the more common Goniopholuis, but also the rarer and smaller crocodile, Bernissartia. Turtle and fish remains can also be found here, as can dinosaur remains.
Search the exposed clay on the foreshore. The best beds are the lowest, which are visible during extremely low tides. This is why it is a good idea to collect here during spring tides.
More information for Bexhill at this link: http://www.bexhill.ukfossils.co.uk/

Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show
2013-03-16 - 2013-03-17
ESCONI Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show
New location!
(Old location undergoing construction)
Dupage County Fairgrounds
Wheaton, IL
Home Economics Building
click for directions
View Larger Map
Saturday, March 16 - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 17 - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free admittance and parking

Explore
your interests
Shop
for jewelry, gems, fossils, minerals from world-class vendors
Find
unique and interesting books at the used book sale
Learn
from members of club demonstrating their hobbies and collections
Bid and buy
gems, minerals and fossils at the
Silent Auction
and Live Auctions
(photos of some items will be posted on website a week before show - expect some new Mazon Creek fossils, including Tully Monster)
Enjoy
amazing displays from the
Field Museum & Lizzadro Museum
Win
an amazing earth-science related prize in the hourly raffle if your ticket chosen
AND MORE FOR KIDS ~
Questions? Comments?
email: esconi@yahoo.com
www.esconi.org
www.facebook.com/ESCONI.fb
twitter.com/ESCONI

Paleontology Section Meeting, HGMS, Houston, TX
2013-02-22 01:30, 2013-01-18 01:30
HGMS Paleontology Section Meeting the 7:30 p.m. at the Houston Gem and Mineral Society clubhouse. More information at http://www.hgms.org/map.htm and http://www.hgms.org/paleo.html .

Florida Fossil Hunters Jan. Meeting, Winter Park
2013-01-18 00:00
January Meeting of the Florida Fossil Hunters on Thursday, January 17, 2013, at 7 pm, at the Mount Vernon Inn on 17-92 in Winter Park. More information at http://www.floridafossilhunters.com

Florida Fossils Talk, St. Lucie County, Florida
2013-01-05 17:00, 2012-01-05 17:00
Fred Mazza of Paleo Discoveries will present “Florida Fossils -- Show and Tell” at the Oxbow Eco-Center’s Brown Bag Lecture on Saturday, Jan. 5 at noon. "The Oxbow Eco-Center is a St. Lucie County Environmental Learning Center located on 225 acres of conservation land on the beautiful St. Lucie River." Information can be obtained by contacting Oxbow at 772-785-5833, email oxbow@stlucieco.org, or visit "Learn about Florida fossils at Oxbow" by Erick Gill at http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/dec/24/learn-about-florida-fossils-at-oxbow-27592/ or "January – Ice Age Florida Month" at http://www.stlucieco.gov/erd/oxbow/event_calendar.htm .

MAPS Fossil Show
2013-04-06
MAPS Fossil Show
April 5 - April 7, 2013
Iowa City, Iowa
Promo website: LINK

MAPS Fossil Show
2013-04-05
MAPS Fossil Show (Iowa City, Iowa)
April 5 - April 7, 2013
Promo website: CLICK HERE

Weybourne - fossil hunt
2013-02-10
Weybourne - fossil hunt - Sunday 10th - 10.30am to 16.00pm
The rocks found here are Cretaecous and Pleistocene ages. The Cretaceous chalk theres echinoids and brachiopods to be found and in the Plesistocene Crag theres Mammal remains to be found on the beach.
for more details go to the http://www.ukafh.co.uk website

Charmouth fossil hunt
2013-01-27
Charmouth - fossil hunt - Sunday 27th - 11.30am to 16.00pm
World famous fossil site on the Jurassic coast, the rocks at this site are 195 MYA. Beautifully preserved pyrite Ammonites and Marine Reptiles can be found.
More details at the http://www.ukafh.co.uk website

Delaware Valley Paleontological Society meeting
2012-12-21 00:30
Join us for our annual holiday party and a spirited fossil auction! Proceeds from auction benefit the club. The meeting is at the Academy of Natural Sciences 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia. Enter through the 19th Street door. Hope to see you there!

Identification Day Austin,Tx
2013-01-27
Identification Day at Texas Natural Science Center UT of Austin, Tx from 1-4:45 P.M. for more info call 512-232-5511

HGMS Paleontology Section Meeting (Houston, Texas)
2012-11-21 01:30
The Houston Gem & Mineral Society Paleontology Section meeting - 7:30 p.m. at the Houston Gem & Mineral Society clubhouse at 10805 Brooklet, Houston, TX 77099. Location map at http://www.hgms.org/map.htm . More information at http://www.hgms.org/paleo.html .

Hike To Fossil Bed At Allen's Creek (Bloomington)
2012-11-18 20:00
A special hike to the fossil beds at Allen’s Creek State Recreation Area will be led by Monroe Lake naturalist Jill Vance on Sunday, Nov. 18, at 2 p.m. The hike is free but limited to 20 people. Registration is required by Nov. 14 by calling (812) 837-9967 or emailing jvance@dnr.IN.gov - Hike To Fossil Bed At Allen's Creek Nov. 18, WBIW, Bloomington, Indiana, http://www.wbiw.com/...at_allens_c.php

Delaware Valley Paleontological Society meeting
2012-11-16 00:30
In November, DVPS holds its monthly meeting a week earlier to avoid a conflict with Thanksgiving. Meeting is held in the basement of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Enter via the 19th Street door. Meeting begins at 7:30 pm and typically ends around 9 pm.

Paleontology Talk at Rocky Mountain College
2012-11-14
On Nov. 14, Glenn Storrs of the Cincinnati Museum Center will give a talk at 7:00 PM at the Fortin Center Auditorium at Rocky Mountain College, Billings, Montana. The talk is titled “A decade of dinosaurs: the Cincinnati Museum Center Dinosaur Field School.” It will about research done in south-central Montana for the past dozen years. For more information, please contact Greg Liggett at 406-896-5162 Also, go see http://www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/september/blm_and_rocky_mountain.html and http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/CRM/national_fossil_day.html

BLM Paleontology Talk at Rocky Mountain College
2012-10-30
On October 30, 2012, paleontologist Greg Liggett of the Bureau of Land Management will give a talk at 7:00 PM at the Fortin Center Auditorium at Rocky Mountain College, Billings, Montana. The talk will be “Dinosaur hunting: a brief history of paleontology.” For more information, please contact Greg Liggett at 406-896-5162 Also, go see http://www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/info/newsroom/2012/september/blm_and_rocky_mountain.html and http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/CRM/national_fossil_day.html

BLM Dinosaurs Talk, Lewistown , Montana
2012-10-26
Kristi Curry Rogers will talk about dinosaurs at 6:30 PM, Brooks Market, 104 Second Ave. S., Lewistown, Montana, as part of third annual National Fossil Day. http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/dinosaur-expert-to-talk-in-lewistown-on-friday/article_c4ff0f0b-95b5-5643-8693-f58333661a61.html

Weekly Digging in the Sharktooth Hill Bone-bed
2012-10-27
See Our Website for more information, or to make a reservation: www.sharktoothhillproperty.com
Special rates for museum members, groups, and education.
The Ernst Quarries - Sharktooth Hill, CA
(661) 319-7080
info@sharktoothhillproperty.com
www.sharktoothhillproperty.com
On Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ernst-Quarries/187622694631478

Delaware Valley Paleontological Society meeting
2012-10-26 00:30
Held at Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Enter via the 19th Street entrance

Delaware Valley Paleontological Society meeting
2012-09-28 00:30
Held at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, PA at 7:30 pm. Enter from the 19th Street door.
More information can be found on the Monthly meeting page at http://dvps.essentrix.net/
Hope to see you there!

Delaware Valley Paleontological Society meeting
2012-06-30 00:30
Last DVPS meeting until September. Meeting held at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Enter through the 19th St door.
http://dvps.essentrix.net/

19th Aurora Fossil Festival, Aurora North Carolina
2012-05-26 14:00
This will be the 19th annual Aurora Fossil Festival in Aurora North Carolina. With Fossil Displays and Dealers, food, go on a free bus ride of the PCS Mine ( sorry NO collecting in the mine) thousands come to this each year I hope you will be one of them. I will have an 18 foot Fossil display of Shark Fossils from my collection. See ya there George

Dig the Sharktooth Hill Bonebed!
2012-05-25 - 2012-05-27
Come join The Ernst Quarries, and dig in the world famous Sharktooth Hill Bonebed.
Space is limited to 20 diggers a day, so reserve your spot.
Prices are as follows:
Weekend Fees - Available Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
$70 8am-4pm Full Day of Digging
$45 8am-Noon - Half Day of Digging
$70 6pm-12pm Night Dig (Select Saturdays ONLY)
Discounts and Charges
$65 8am-4pm Full Day - Buena Vista Museum
$25 Tool Surcharge – See Equipment Limitations on website
$12 Overnight Camping Fee per Person
$18 Overnight RV/Trailer Fee (No Hook-Ups)
Group Rates - Available Tuesday through Sunday
$24 Three (3) hour Student Dig Package for groups of 10 or more.
One (1) chaperon* per each five (5) students required.
$60 8am-4pm Full Day - Group Rate (min. 10 diggers)
* One chaperon ticket included for every five (5) students.
Additional chaperon tickets may be purchased for $34 each.
The Ernst Quarries - Sharktooth Hill, California
(661) 319-7080
www.sharktoothhillproperty.com

Philadelphia DVPS April Meeting
2012-04-26
7:30pm The Delaware Valley Paleontological Society (DVPS) meets at the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences. Please use the 19th Street entrance. Meeting held in the Commons Room on the ground floor.

Monroe county (IN) fossil show.
2012-06-22
Gem, mineral fossil, show-swap hosted by the Lawrence county rock club @ the Monroe county fair grounds in Indiana, west of bloomington.
Directions: From the junction of IN 37 and IN 45S, go south on IN for 1.2 Miles, Turn right (west) on Airport road for .07 MI, fairgrounds are located on the right. Camping Available.

Penn Dixie May 19 Dig with the Experts
2012-05-19
May Special Event Day
Sat., May 19, 2012 - 9 AM – 4 PM
Penn Dixie Site in Hamburg, NY
Fossil collecting, viewing sun spots,
Experts on site to ID fossils and rocks
$7 adults/$6 children for non HNHS members
HNHS members free

Penn Dixie - Dig with the Experts
2012-05-14
Also a Special Program on May 14
Dig with the Experts
Paleontologists will be on site to lead the dig beginning at 9 AM
Limited number of spots for the special program
Pre-registration is required - $25/HNHS member & $30/non-member
(includes site admission)
Bring a hammer, chisel, safety glasses, lunch, and water.
Also bring newspaper or paper towels to wrap your fossils.
The paleontologists will assist you and provide instruction on how to
increase the quality, quantity and diversity of fossils you collect at the Penn
Dixie Site.
Penn Dixie PO Box 772 Hamburg, NY 14075
716-627-4560 www.penndixie.org

DVPS monthly meeting
2012-03-23 00:30
7:30 pm Academy of Natural Sciences - enter on 19th St. Meeting held in the Commons Room on the ground floor. This month's speaker is a paleo artist.

DVPS fossil fair
2012-03-31 - 2012-04-01
LuLu Shriner Temple
Plymouth meeting, pa.

17th Petrefakta in Leinfelden, Germany
2012-03-24 - 2012-03-25
"Fossils only" exhibition and trade fair near Stuttgart, Germany.
http://www.events-baden-wuerttemberg.com/event.asp?IVE=1577271

2012 ESCONI Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show
2012-03-17 - 2012-03-18
ESCONI 2012.pdfESCONI GEM, MINERAL AND FOSSIL SHOW
Saturday and Sunday, March 17-18;
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 10 am - 4 pm
ADMISSION: Free
College of DuPage, Wheaton, IL
WHERE: College of Dupage, Building K, Commons Room
Map to College of Dupage:
http://www.esconi.org/.a/6a0105351bb26c970c0163003e4d6e970d-320wi
Map to Building K:
http://www.esconi.org/.a/6a0105351bb26c970c0168e6351cee970c-320wi
Demonstrations, book sales, juniors booth, kids corner, live and silent auction, museum exhibits, door prizes...
Dealers: Agate and Wood, Exclusive Inspirations, Geode Junction, Hell Creek Dinosaurs, Lavin's Gem and Jewelry, Mineral Miner, Rib River Fossils, Rock's Rocks, Southwest Treasures.
VOLUNTEERS: Mark Kuntz is the Show Chairman. Contact Mark at chrome://skype_ff_toolbar_win/content/space.gifchrome://skype_ff_toolbar_win/content/space.gifchrome://skype_ff_toolbar_win/content/space.gif(847) 742-9244 and let him know how you can help with the show. We will need help with silent and live auction material donations, demonstrators, exhibitors, cases, material for cases and lots of volunteer help.
PHOTOS: You can find photographs of past shows in ESCONI SHOW album.

Aurora, NC Fossil Festival
2012-05-26
Events open at 9am

Symposium 2012
2012-03-03
Fossil Symposium
http://www.dallaspaleo.org/Docs/Symposium_flyer.pdf

Western Mass. Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show
2012-03-24 14:30 - 2012-03-25 22:00
Presented by the Connecticut Valley Mineral Club.
Saturday 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
$4.00 Per Person, Kids 12 and under FREE!
Full info found HERE.

Delaware Valley Paleontological Society meeting
2012-02-24 00:30
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm in the lower level of the Academy of Natural Science in Philadelphia (enter at the 19th St door).
Tentative lecture topic: Armored Fish

Sharktooth Hill Dig at East Quarry (New)
2012-02-17 - 2012-02-19
Come join The Ernst Quarries and the
Buena Vista Museum of Natural History (BVMNH) for:
Paleo Digs 2012*
NEW PRICING AVAILABLE
Prices listed are per person:
1/2 day dig (Fri, Sat, Sun) - $50
1/2 day Junior Excavator (age 11-17) - $40
Full day dig - $85
Two day dig (Fri, Sat, Sun) - $160
Three day dig - $225
All Diggers will be allowed to keep all teeth (including Megs) and fossils found with exception of scientifically significant
assemblages and/or articulated fossils will be the property of the land owners.
*All attendees must be BVMNH members, One year museum membership: Individual $25, Senior $20 or Family $75
you can find more information at: http://www.sharktoothhillproperty.com or call: (661) 319-7080
or visit us on facebook at: http://www.facebook....187622694631478
or contact:
BVMNH
2018 Chester Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661) 324-6350
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The Ernst Quarries is also open to educational visits and clubs during the work week, and select weekends.
Please visit our website at: http://www.sharktoothhillproperty.com to learn more information.
The Ernst Quarries - Sharktooth Hill, CA
info@sharktoothhillproperty.com
or (661) 319-7080

Tallahassee Arrowhead & Fossil Show
2012-02-25
The 11th Annual Tallahassee Florida Arrowhead & Fossil Show will be held February 25, 2012. The Show will be held at the Elks Lodge, 276 N. Magnolia Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. 8:00am - 3:00pm. Adult admission is $4.00, children under 16 are FREE.
This is one of the premier Florida artifact & fossil shows that features artifacts and fossils not seen at any other shows. View www.PrehistoricFlorida.com/show for more pictures and details. Call Nate Curtis 850-591-2780 for more information.

Sharktooth Hill Dig!
2012-05-18 - 2012-05-20, 2012-04-20 - 2012-04-22, 2012-03-16 - 2012-03-18, 2012-01-20 - 2012-01-22

The Ernst Quarries / BVMNH Paleo Dig
2011-12-02 15:00 - 2011-12-05 00:00
Come join The Ernst Quarries and the
Buena Vista Museum of Natural History (BVMNH) for:
Paleo Dig Days 2011-2012*
Remaining 2011 Dig Dates will be as follows:
Fri Sat Sun Dec 2nd, 3rd and 4th
NEW PRICING AVAILABLE
Prices listed are per person:
1/2 day dig (Fri, Sat, Sun) - $50
1/2 day Junior Excavator (age 11-17) - $40
Full day dig - $85
Two day dig (Fri, Sat, Sun) - $160
Three day dig - $225
All Diggers will be allowed to keep all teeth (including Megs) and fossils found with exception of scientifically significant
assemblages and/or articulated fossils will be the property of the land owners.
*All attendees must be BVMNH members, One year museum membership: Individual $25, Senior $20 or Family $75
you can find more information at: http://www.sharktoothhillproperty.com or call: (661) 319-7080
or visit us on facebook at: http://www.facebook....187622694631478
or contact:
BVMNH
2018 Chester Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661) 324-6350
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The Ernst Quarries is also open to educational visits and clubs during the work week, and select weekends.
Please visit our website at: http://www.sharktoothhillproperty.com to learn more information.
The Ernst Quarries - Sharktooth Hill, CA
info@sharktoothhillproperty.com
or (661) 319-7080

London Gem & Mineral Show
2011-11-19 - 2011-11-20
London, Ontario - website www.gemandmineral.ca

3ª Jornada d'Intercanvi de Fòssils i Col.leccionis
2011-11-19
Meeting of fòssil collectors mainly from Catalonia and Spain with a very friendly and funny atmosphere and with high quality fossils for trade.

Houston Gem and Mineral Society’s 58th Annual Gem,
2011-11-11 - 2011-11-13
Come out to the Houston Gem and Mineral Society’s 58th Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry and Fossil Show November 11th through 13th. The show features more than 40 gem, mineral, lapidary, and fossil dealers...avoid the mall and find some unique holiday gifts! The show also features educational speakers and displays, demonstrations, and activities for kids and adults. Tickets cost just $7 for adults and $6 for students, teachers, and seniors and are good for all three days. Children 12 and under get in free with an adult. For more information, visit us online at hgms.org
Humble Civic Center and Arena
8233 Will Clayton Pkway
Humble, TX

58th Annual Houston Gem & Mineral Society Show
2011-11-11 - 2011-11-13
Come out to the Houston Gem and Mineral Society’s 58th Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry and Fossil Show November 11th through 13th. The show features more than 40 gem, mineral, lapidary, and fossil dealers...avoid the mall and find some unique holiday gifts! The show also features educational speakers and displays, demonstrations, and activities for kids and adults. Tickets cost just $7 for adults and $6 for students, teachers, and seniors and are good for all three days. Children 12 and under get in free with an adult. For more information, visit us online at www.hgms.org.
Humble Civic Center and Arena
8233 Will Clayton Pkway
Humble, TX

Ladonia Fossil Park WORKSHOP / GUIDED EXPLORA
2011-10-14 17:00
Museum Director to Lead National Fossil Day Workshop in Ladonia
My link

Fossil Fest Round Rock, Texas
2011-12-02 16:00 - 2011-12-04 15:59
Fossil Fest
December 3-4, 2011
9:00am - 5:00pm Dec. 3rd
9:00 - 5:00pm Dec. 4th
Old Settlers Park, US 79E
Round Rock, Texas

Fossil Mania Glen Rose, Texas
2011-10-27 17:00 - 2011-10-30 16:59
Fossil Fest
October 28-30, 2011
8:00am - 6:00pm Oct 28th
9:00am - 6:00pm Oct 29th
9:00am - 12:00 noon Oct 30th
Somervell County Expo Center
Glen Rose, Texas

JimB88 Birthday
2011-12-16 16:00

Knoxville Gem and Mineral Society Anual Show
2011-10-13 17:00 - 2011-10-16 16:59
Includes many fossil dealers!

Paleo Section - Houston Gem and Mineral Society
2011-09-20 06:30
The Houston Gem and Mineral Society Paleo section meets every 3rd Tuesday at 7:30pm.
There is a show and tell where members present fossil finds, and a presentation.
The Houston Gem & Mineral Society maintains a Clubhouse at 10805 Brooklet, just off the intersection of the Sam Houston Tollway (Beltway 8) and Southwest Freeway (Hwy. 59), at google maps here.
Everyone is invited!

General Meeting - Houston Gem and Mineral Society
2011-09-27 06:30
The Houston Gem and Mineral Society General Meeting meets every 4th Tuesday at 7:30pm.
This is your chance for more excitement, if the Paleo section was not enough!
HGMS has something for everyone in these areas:

Youth

Beading

Mineral

Lapidary

Faceting

Paleontology

Daylight

The Houston Gem & Mineral Society maintains a Clubhouse at 10805 Brooklet, just off the intersection of the Sam Houston Tollway (Beltway 8) and Southwest Freeway (Hwy. 59), at google maps here.
Everyone is invited!

Buena Vista Museum Paleo Dig
2011-11-03 17:00 - 2011-11-06 15:59
Come join The Ernst Quarries - Sharktooth Hill, CA and the
Buena Vista Museum of Natural History (BVMNH) for:
Paleo Dig Days 2011-2012
*All attendees must be BVMNH members
Remaining 2011 Dig Dates will be as follows:
Fri Sat Sun
Nov 4th-5th -6th
Dec 2nd-3rd -4th
Prices listed are for each individual with several options available:
One day dig Museum Members $85 per day.
Two day dig (consecutive dates only): Saturday and Sunday dig $160
Three day dig (consecutive dates only): Friday, Saturday and Sunday $225
All Diggers will be allowed to keep all teeth (including Megs) and fossils found with exception of scientifically significant
assemblages and/or articulated fossils will be the property of the land owners.
* BVMNH one year membership: Individual $25, Senior $20 or Family $75
more information at: http://www.sharktoothhill.org
BVMNH
2018 Chester Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661) 324-6350
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The Ernst Quarries is open to educational visits and clubs during the work week.
Please visit our website at: http://www.sharktoothhillproperty.com to learn more information.
Follow us on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ernst-Quarries-Sharktooth-Hill-CA/187622694631478
to see more pictures.
The Ernst Quarries - Sharktooth Hill, CA
info@sharktoothhillproperty.com
or (661) 319-7080

Buena Vista Museum Paleo Dig
2011-10-06 17:00 - 2011-10-09 16:59
Come join The Ernst Quarries - Sharktooth Hill, CA and the
Buena Vista Museum of Natural History (BVMNH) for:
Paleo Dig Days 2011-2012
*All attendees must be BVMNH members
Remaining 2011 Dig Dates will be as follows:
Fri Sat Sun
Oct 7th-8th-9th
Nov 4th-5th -6th
Dec 2nd-3rd -4th
Prices listed are for each individual with several options available:
One day dig Museum Members $85 per day.
Two day dig (consecutive dates only): Saturday and Sunday dig $160
Three day dig (consecutive dates only): Friday, Saturday and Sunday $225
All Diggers will be allowed to keep all teeth (including Megs) and fossils found with exception of scientifically significant
assemblages and/or articulated fossils will be the property of the land owners.
* BVMNH one year membership: Individual $25, Senior $20 or Family $75
more information at: http://www.sharktoothhill.org
BVMNH
2018 Chester Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661) 324-6350
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The Ernst Quarries is open to educational visits and clubs during the work week.
Please visit our website at: http://www.sharktoothhillproperty.com to learn more information.
Follow us on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ernst-Quarries-Sharktooth-Hill-CA/187622694631478
to see more pictures.
The Ernst Quarries - Sharktooth Hill, CA
info@sharktoothhillproperty.com
or (661) 319-7080

Buena Vist Museum Paleo Dig
2011-09-15 17:00 - 2011-09-18 16:59
THIS WEEKEND, come join The Ernst Quarries - Sharktooth Hill, CA and
the Buena Vista Museum of Natural History (BVMNH)
as we kickoff the start of:
Paleo Dig Days 2011-2012
*All attendees must be BVMNH members
2011 Dig Dates will be as follows:
Fri Sat Sun
Sept 16th-17th-18th
Oct 7th-8th-9th
Nov 4th-5th -6th
Dec 2nd-3rd -4th
Prices listed are for each individual with several options available:
One day dig Museum Members $85 per day.
Two day dig (consecutive dates only): Saturday and Sunday dig $160
Three day dig (consecutive dates only): Friday, Saturday and Sunday $225
All Diggers will be allowed to keep all teeth (including Megs) and fossils found with exception of scientifically significant
assemblages and/or articulated fossils will be the property of the land owners.
* BVMNH one year membership: Individual $25, Senior $20 or Family $75
more information at: www.sharktoothhill.org
BVMNH
2018 Chester Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661) 324-6350
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Special One Time Event during the Buena Vista Museums September Paleo Dig:
September 17 BBQ and Evening Dig Event!
Come say goodbye to the fossil ranch for the 2011 season.
Please visit our website at: www.sharktoothhillproperty.com to learn more information.
Follow us on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ernst-Quarries-Sharktooth-Hill-CA/187622694631478
to see more pictures.
The Ernst Quarries - Sharktooth Hill, CA
info@sharktoothhillproperty.com
or (661) 319-7080

Florida Fossil Fair
2011-10-08 07:00
Fossils, rocks, minerals, artifacts, books, supplies, children's dig pit, silent auctions, educational exhibits, vendors
Oct 8: 9AM to 5PM
Oct 9: 10AM to 4PM
Central Florida Fairgrounds
4603 W. Colonial Dr
Orlando Fl 32808
$4/adult; $1/child
407-699-9274
Floridafossilhunters.com

Nighttime Digging at Sharktooth Hill, CA
2011-09-09 17:00 - 2011-09-11 16:59, 2011-08-26 17:00 - 2011-08-28 16:59
The Ernst Quarries, next to Sharktooth Hill California, will be holding late night and early morning digging on select weekends this summer. Overnight camping and RV access will be available in and around our new campground. Space will be limited, and no more than 12 diggers will be allowed each night, and 24 diggers during the day.
For more information, visit our website at: www.sharktoothhillproperty.com or email us at: info@sharktoothhillproperty.com
or follow us on facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ernst-Quarries-Sharktooth-Hill-CA/187622694631478
See you there, and bring your LANTERN!

Nightime Digging at Sharktooth Hill, CA
2011-08-18 17:00 - 2011-08-21 16:59

End of Summer BBQ and Nightime Dig!
2011-09-16 17:00
The Ernst Quarries, next to Sharktooth Hill California, will be holding a BBQ and nighttime dig on Sat. the 17th of September. Overnight camping and RV access will be available in and around our new fenced campground. Space will be limited, and no more than 24 diggers will be allowed to participate.
For more information, visit our website at: www.sharktoothhillproperty.com or email us at: info@sharktoothhillproperty.com
or follow us on facebook at:
[url="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ernst-Quarries-Sharktooth-Hill-CA/187622694631478"
See you there, and bring your LANTERN!

Rutgers Geology Museum St Clair trip
2011-10-15 17:00
Call Rutgers Geology Museum at 848-932-7243 for more information. St Clair is a fossil fern site

Rutgers Geology Museum Big Brook Trip
2011-09-30 17:00
Call Rutgers Museum of Geology at 848-932-7243 for more details

Summer Digging at Sharktooth Hill, CA
2011-08-11 17:00 - 2011-08-14 16:59, 2011-07-28 17:00 - 2011-07-31 16:59, 2011-07-21 17:00 - 2011-07-24 16:59
The Ernst Quarries, next to Sharktooth Hill California, will be holding late night and early morning digging on select weekends this summer. Overnight camping and RV access will be available in and around our new campground. Space will be limited, and no more than 18 diggers will be allowed each night, and 24 diggers during the day. A BBQ will be held on Saturday.
For more information, visit our website at: www.sharktoothhillproperty.com or email us at: info@sharktoothhillproperty.com
See you there, and bring your LANTERN!

Odinofthenorth's Birthday!
2011-09-12 17:00
My birthday today.

Sharktooth Hill, CA - Fossil Ranch
2011-06-16 17:00 - 2011-06-19 16:59
The Ernst Quarries, next to Sharktooth Hill California, will be holding late night and early morning digging on select weekends this summer. Overnight camping and RV access will be available in and around our new fenced campground. Space will be limited, and no more than twenty (20)
diggers will be allowed each night. Pricing will be $7.50/Hour with additional costs for camping and/or RV use per night. A BBQ will be held on Saturday, and breakfast, continental style, will be served on Sunday morning. For more information,
please visit our website at: www.sharktoothhillproperty.com or email us at: rob@sharktoothhillproperty.com
See you there, and bring your LANTERN!

Aurora Fossil Festival
2011-05-26 17:00 - 2011-05-29 16:59
The 18th Annual Aurora Fossil Festival will be held on May 27, 28 and 29, 2011. This very popular event, sponsored by the Aurora-Richlands Chamber of Commerce, brings visitors from all over the world. The museum staff, along with members of our very supportive Friends of the Museum organization, is proud of our participation in this function. Festivities begin Friday night at 6pm across from the museum, with the official crowning of the Fossil Master/Grand Marshall. Following the formalities, and back by popular demand, musical entertainment will be provided by Billy Holton and the Soul Shakers of New Bern, NC. If you appreciate classic dance music and some powerful Rhythm and Blues, you'll find it hard to sit still for long! Some food vendors will be open.
Aurora Fossil Festival

Paleo Digs @ the Ernst Quarries
2011-05-26 17:00 - 2011-05-29 16:59
Buena Vista Museum is offering Paleontological Digs all 3 days the weekend May 27-29 At the Ernst Quarries near the Famous Sharktooth Hill. Find fossils 14-16 million years old. Keep all the fossil teeth you find, including the awesome Megalodon tooth. Limited space For more info call 661-324-6350 or visit www.sharktoothhill.org

Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
2011-04-30 17:00
The Lyme Regis Fossil Festival takes place 29 April - 1 May. In addition to a huge free Grand Marquee on the beach (35 scientists from the Natural History Museum, plus other organisations and institutions - open 10am - 5pm each day), there are guided fossil walks, 18 great fossil and natural history talks and a Fossil Fair (29 April - 2 May). Loads of hands-on art and science for the whole family, and you can visit the National Oceanography Centre's RV Callista too, moored in Cobb Harbour.
Speakers for the Fossil Talks include the NHM's Chris Stringer, Andy Fleet, Martin Munt, Jerry ######, and Phil Rainbow, Portsmouth Uni's David Martill, British Antarctic Survey's Hilary Blagborough, National Oceanography Centre's Simon Boxall, National Museum of Wales's Tom Sharpe, Plymouth Marine Institute's Sarah Gall, Sir Crispin Tickell, Bristol Dinosaur Project's Ed Drewitt, freelance fossil preparator Scott Moore-Fay (former NHM), UCL's Jeremy Young, Jurassic Coast's Richard Edmonds, Royal Holloway's Sam Bennett, and University of Bristol's Mike Benton. Talks are £1.
Details of the talks are here: http://www.fossilfestival/programme/home/talks
There are also some fossil talks at the Lyme Regis Museum, from Chris Andrew, Stephen Locke, Chris Paul and Tom Sharpe.
See the whole programme and book walks and talks here:
www.fossilfestival.com

Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
2011-04-29 17:00
Event Date: 29-April 11 (Single Day Event)
The Lyme Regis Fossil Festival takes place 29 April - 1 May. In addition to a huge free Grand Marquee on the beach (35 scientists from the Natural History Museum, plus other organisations and institutions - open 10am - 5pm each day), there are guided fossil walks, 18 great fossil and natural history talks and a Fossil Fair (29 April - 2 May). Loads of hands-on art and science for the whole family, and you can visit the National Oceanography Centre's RV Callista too, moored in Cobb Harbour.
Speakers for the Fossil Talks include the NHM's Chris Stringer, Andy Fleet, Martin Munt, Jerry ######, and Phil Rainbow, Portsmouth Uni's David Martill, British Antarctic Survey's Hilary Blagborough, National Oceanography Centre's Simon Boxall, National Museum of Wales's Tom Sharpe, Plymouth Marine Institute's Sarah Gall, Sir Crispin Tickell, Bristol Dinosaur Project's Ed Drewitt, freelance fossil preparator Scott Moore-Fay (former NHM), UCL's Jeremy Young, Jurassic Coast's Richard Edmonds, Royal Holloway's Sam Bennett, and University of Bristol's Mike Benton. Talks are £1.
Details of the talks are here: http://www.fossilfestival.com/programme/home/talks
There are also some fossil talks at the Lyme Regis Museum, from Chris Andrew, Stephen Locke, Chris Paul and Tom Sharpe.
See the whole programme and book walks and talks here:
www.fossilfestival.com

Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
2011-04-28 17:00
The Lyme Regis Fossil Festival takes place 29 April - 1 May. In addition to a huge free Grand Marquee on the beach (35 scientists from the Natural History Museum, plus other organisations and institutions - open 10am - 5pm each day), there are guided fossil walks, 18 great fossil and natural history talks and a Fossil Fair (29 April - 2 May). Loads of hands-on art and science for the whole family, and you can visit the National Oceanography Centre's RV Callista too, moored in Cobb Harbour.
Speakers for the Fossil Talks include the NHM's Chris Stringer, Andy Fleet, Martin Munt, Jerry ######, and Phil Rainbow, Portsmouth Uni's David Martill, British Antarctic Survey's Hilary Blagborough, National Oceanography Centre's Simon Boxall, National Museum of Wales's Tom Sharpe, Plymouth Marine Institute's Sarah Gall, Sir Crispin Tickell, Bristol Dinosaur Project's Ed Drewitt, freelance fossil preparator Scott Moore-Fay (former NHM), UCL's Jeremy Young, Jurassic Coast's Richard Edmonds, Royal Holloway's Sam Bennett, and University of Bristol's Mike Benton. Talks are £1.
Details of the talks are here: http://www.fossilfestival.com/programme/home/talks
There are also some fossil talks at the Lyme Regis Museum, from Chris Andrew, Stephen Locke, Chris Paul and Tom Sharpe.
See the whole programme and book walks and talks here:
www.fossilfestival.com

Shark Tooth Festival
2011-04-07 17:00
Visit these websites for more information
Happy Hunting!

Crimsonraptor's Birthday
2011-07-17 17:00
:jig: :Bananasaur: :Thumbs Up:
OK, so it's not THAT big of a deal
Coincidentally, this day will also be the tenth anniversary of Jurassic Park III's debut in theaters. You learn something new every day!

MAPS Fossil Show
2011-03-31 17:00 - 2011-04-04 16:59
The Mid Americal Paleontological Society (MAPS)show in Macomb, Illinois on the campus of Western Illinois University.

Raleigh Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show
2011-03-31 17:00 - 2011-04-03 16:59
A show at the state fairgrounds with lots of gems and minerals, and a few great fossil dealers.

Dinosaur Day and Science Fest
2011-03-26 17:00
Dinosaur Day and Science Fest------Sierra College Rocklin CA (please cut and paste link below for all info
http://www.sierracollege.edu/museum/documents/DinoDay-flyer-directions.pdf

DinoQuest & Dino Nites at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo
2011-03-09 16:00 - 2011-05-01 16:59
DinoQuest
While you're in town for fossil fest, travel about 10 minutes down the road to see DinoQuest or Dino Nites at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo.
www.lowryparkzoo.com * 813-935-8552
The Lowry Park Zoo is about to get a Jurassic perk: a special exhibit of lifelike and life-size dinosaurs in a dynamic outdoor display. You'll find the treacherous Tyrannosaurus, the towering Brachiosaurus and hear them roar, blink and one of them even spits water as you wind down a lush pathway.
It runs Feb. 9 through May 1. The price is $4, plus Zoo admission.
There will also be an after-dark attraction called DinoNites and get in at night for a few hours. DinoNites begins Feb. 11 and occurs every Friday and Saturday night from 6:30-9:30 p.m. through April 30, with the exception of April 16 which is Karamu, the Zoo’s annual gala.
And while it's here, there will be dinosaur-themed birthday parties, sleepovers, scout workshops and more. An unlimited-access DinoDiscovery Club Pass will also be offered for dino-nutty families for $16 per person.

Bear dogs birthday.
2011-04-25 17:00
Happy,happy. :jig:

Philidelphia Mineral Treasures and Fossil Fair
2011-04-01 17:00 - 2011-04-03 16:59
A great show sponsored by the DVPS. Guest speakers!
Additional info at the DVPS site (http://dvps.essentrix.net).

Fossil Fest in Tampa Fla.
2011-03-11 16:00 - 2011-03-13 16:59
Coming soon,the annual Tampa Bay Fossil Club Fossil Fest.Sat.the 12th from 9am-6pm. Sun. the 13th from 10am- 4pm.
It will have vendors from all over with fossils for sale,Fossils on display,childrens mine,as well as people to id. your Fla.finds.
It will be at the Florida State Fairgrounds at 301 and I-4.Everyone welcome here .

Houston Fine Mineral Show
2011-04-28 17:00 - 2011-05-01 16:59
Houston Fine Mineral Show Embassy Suites Galleria Houston Texas

Paleo Palooza ANS philadelphia
2011-02-18 16:00 - 2011-02-20 15:59
Great speakers and events. Very kid friendly
ansp Academy of Natural Sciences- Philadelphia

Tucson Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show
2011-01-28 16:00 - 2011-02-13 15:59
One of the largest if not the largest fossil show in the U.S.

Clear Lake Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show - Texas
2011-02-25 16:00 - 2011-02-27 15:59
Clear Lake Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show
http://www.clgms.org/page2.html
The Clear Lake Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show is held the last full weekend in February each year at the Pasadena Convention Center, 7902 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Texas, southeast of the Houston Metro area 2.5 miles east of Beltway 8. The next show will be February 26 and 27, 2011. Admission is $5 for adults (good for both days of the show), $1 for students ages 12 -17 and children are Free.
Many of the local newspapers feature dollar off coupons for admission and remember it is good for both days. Show hours are Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5. And - Free parking!

WIPS Founders Symposium
2011-02-11 16:00 - 2011-02-13 15:59
Hi, All.
The Western Interior Paleontological Society (based in Denver, CO) is having it's next Founders Symposium on the 12th and 13th of Feb. 2011.
I will also be posting an announcement about this in the forum threads somewhere soon.
Meanwhile, here's a link for more info.
Mr. Edonihce

GeoFest 2010 - Indianapolis, Indiana
2010-10-22 17:00 - 2010-10-24 16:59
The Indiana State Museum's annual GeoFest event takes place October 22-24, 2010 in Indianapolis, Indiana. A great place explore geology, mineralogy, and paleontology to placate your inner scientist. Also a good place to find unique gifts for the upcoming holidays.
Dates & TimesOctober 22, 2010 (Friday) 9 AM - 5 PM ESTOctober 23, 2010 (Saturday) 9 AM - 5 PM ESTOctober 24, 2010 (Sunday) 11 AM - 4 PM EST
Address Indiana State Museum650 West Washington St.Indianapolis, IN 46204
Websitehttp://www.indianamuseum.org/visit/events/eventview.asp?eventid=880
A number of geology organizations will be present to explain their missions and help with specimen identification: Indiana 4-H, 500 Earth Science Club, Indiana Society of Paleontology, Indiana Geological Survey, Lost River Conservation Association, Indiana Academy of Science, and Friends of Mineralogy. In addition, 21 dealers will be selling a variety of items including jewelry, cut stones, fossils and raw crystals from around the world.
An interactive display will allow visitors to mix, pour, and mold concrete presented by IMI (Irving Materials, Inc.) Sonja Cowles will help attendees create concrete paper weights using rocks, sand, cement, and water.
On Saturday, Oct. 23 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., glass artist Sallie Gurth of Fuego Loco
Studio will lead an informal jewelry-making workshop. Using beads provided or
purchased from exhibitors, visitors can learn to create necklaces, bracelets or earrings. Cost for the workshop starts at $10.

GeoFest 2010 - Indianapolis, Indiana
2010-10-22 07:00
The Indiana State Museum's annual GeoFest event takes place this weekend (October 22-24, 2010) in Indianapolis, Indiana. A great place explore geology, mineralogy, and paleontology to placate your inner scientist. Also a good place to find unique gifts for the upcoming holidays.
Dates & TimesOctober 22, 2010 (Friday) 9 AM - 5 PM ESTOctober 23, 2010 (Saturday) 9 AM - 5 PM ESTOctober 24, 2010 (Sunday) 11 AM - 4 PM EST
Address Indiana State Museum650 West Washington St.Indianapolis, IN 46204
Websitehttp://www.indianamuseum.org/visit/events/eventview.asp?eventid=880
A number of geology organizations will be present to explain their missions and help with specimen identification: Indiana 4-H, 500 Earth Science Club, Indiana Society of Paleontology, Indiana Geological Survey, Lost River Conservation Association, Indiana Academy of Science, and Friends of Mineralogy. In addition, 21 dealers will be selling a variety of items including jewelry, cut stones, fossils and raw crystals from around the world.
An interactive display will allow visitors to mix, pour, and mold concrete presented by IMI (Irving Materials, Inc.) Sonja Cowles will help attendees create concrete paper weights using rocks, sand, cement, and water.
On Saturday, Oct. 23 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., glass artist Sallie Gurth of Fuego Loco
Studio will lead an informal jewelry-making workshop. Using beads provided or
purchased from exhibitors, visitors can learn to create necklaces, bracelets or earrings. Cost for the workshop starts at $10.

Bristol Gem & Mineral Annual Show.
2010-10-15 17:00 - 2010-10-17 16:59
From Their Website: (Club's Website )
"Saturday October 16 (9:30 AM to 5:00 PM)
Sunday October 17 (10:00 AM to 4:00 PM)
It’s bigger and better than ever with dealers in both the gym and the dining room. But we’re still at the “usual” place–the Beals Community Center at 240 Stafford Ave. in Bristol.
Featuring a great assortment of gems, jewelry, fossils, crystals, educational exhibits, children’s games, food and refreshments, and free parking.
We will be having 2 free talks on Saturday:
1:00 PM Identification of Minerals. Learn how to identify minerals using their physical properties, and practice identifying common minerals.
2:30 PM Uses of Rocks and Minerals. Learn about the common uses of rocks and minerals and compare the natural form to the finished product. (The talk are open to the public and do not require a ticket to the show.)
Admission for the show is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors. Kids under 12 are free with paid adult, and scouts in uniform are free too."

Heritage Auction Galleries Natural History Auction
2010-10-11 17:00 - 2010-10-17 16:59
The first Heritage Auction Galleries Natural History Internet Auction is currently open for bidding and ends on October 17th, 2010.
There are plenty of bargains in this auction and most of the lots have no reserve. There are also many unique fossil pieces that have not been offered in previous auctions.
Please check out the catalog here:
http://historical.ha.com/common/auction/catalog.php?SaleNo=810091&type=yinan-fossilforum
Feel free to contact me with any questions!
-YvW

Exhibit: Science on the Halfshell
2010-09-23 17:00 - 2011-01-17 15:59
Science on the Half Shell:
How and Why We Study Evolution
On Display at the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca, NY
September 24, 2010 to January 16, 2011
Come check out our latest temporary exhibit which is all about bivalves - clams, scallops, oysters, mussels, and more. Did you know that there are over 20,000 different species of bivalves living today? In this exhibit, you'll learn about bivalves, from the tiniest to the largest, through touchable models, real specimens, and hands-on activities. We'll also explore how scientists are using this varied group of organisms to study evolution and how they are unraveling the Bivalve Tree of Life, part of Earth's vast evolutionary tree.
Please vist http://www.museumoftheearth.org/ for directions and hours. ***The museum is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays!***
Note: I have personally seen this exhibit and it is definitely worth the trip. It is much more than just words and fossils. It also examines modern species and the displays are fun, innovative and informative! If you haven't gotten a chance to see the museum, now is the best time to go! Enjoy!
-Emily

Museum in the Dark
2010-10-28 04:00
Museum in the Dark
At the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca, NY
Thursday, October 28
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Join us at the museum for our annual Halloween event. Come in costume, trick-or-treat at astromony stations throughout the museum, hold some creepy crawlies, make your own cider, and more!
Members: $5 adult - $3 student/senior - $2 Youth (4 to 17) - Children 3 and under are Free
Non Members: $10 adult - $7student/senior - $5 Youth (4 to 17) - Children 3 and under are Free
Visit http://www.museumoftheearth.org/ for directions and details!

Lockheed Martin Recreation Association Rockfest
2010-10-08 17:00 - 2010-10-10 16:59
Here is a notice from Stephen L. Shearin, Show Chairman for the Lockheed Martin Recreation Association (the Gem, Mineral Association's annual Rockfest) in Fort Worth.
Just a reminder to everyone – the big show is this weekend. We have 20 vendors just for the rock and gem show as well as the many vendors selling everything from metal detectors and prospecting equipment to oil paintings, jewelry and pottery. Please come out and join us this weekend.
Lockheed Martin Recreation Association Annual Rockfest in Fort Worth, October 9 & 10, 2010. It’s time again for our LMRA Annual Rockfest (Rock, Flint, Gem, Mineral, and Jewelry Sale). This sale is being held in conjunction with the LMRA annual Model Railroader’s Show and Pottery in the Park show & sale which attracts thousands of visitors. 10 AM to 5 PM each day. Attendance is FREE.
Located at 3400 Bryant Irvin Road, Fort Worth, Texas 76109 on the scenic banks of the Trinity River. Rocks, gems, fossils, mineral specimens, rough material, cabochons, spheres, hand knapped flint art pieces, beads and beading supplies, metal detectors and treasure hunting supplies, gold prospecting equipment & information, turned wood bowls and art pottery, functional & sculptural art, stained glass, fused glass jewelry, metal sculptures & jewelry.
Stephen L. Shearin
LMRA Rockhounds Show Chair

Fossil Fest
2010-12-03 16:00 - 2010-12-05 15:59
Fossil Fest
December 4 and 5, 2010
Old Settlers Park
Hiway US 79 3 miles East of I-35
Round Rock, Texas

Fossilmania
2010-10-28 17:00 - 2010-10-31 16:59
Fossilmania
October 29, 30, and 31, 2010
Somervell County Expo Center
Glen Rose, Texas
Free Admission

Autumn Mineralfest
2010-10-01 17:00
http://www.mineralfest.com/
Mineralfest, in Macugnie, PA.

54th Annual Franklin-Sterling Hill Mineral Show
2010-09-24 17:00 - 2010-09-26 16:59
http://franklin-sterlinghill.com/franklinminerals/annual%20events.shtml
Lovely show, with something for everyone. Pickup trucks outside with rockhounds selling their personal finds, up to high end dealers indoors. Sterling Hill Mining Museum also coincides their garage sale with this show, so be sure to check that out, as well.

EXPOMINER, Barcelona
2010-11-18 16:00 - 2010-11-21 15:59
Link here!

FOSMINER
2010-10-21 17:00 - 2010-10-24 16:59
Link to the site,click here!

St.Leo artifact and fossil show.
2010-07-30 17:00
The St.Leo show is a nice little show at St.Leo college gym.Must see,

Fossil Fury's Birthday
2011-01-20 16:00
The most fossiliferous of all furies B-Day. Want an acrocanthosaurus fossil (and a raise... ) LOL!

Exhibit: Foraminifera of Northern Europe
2010-08-07 17:00 - 2010-10-31 16:59
Exhibit Foraminifera

Mineralfest
2010-06-04 17:00
Mineralfest, in Macugnie, PA.
Saturday, June 5
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
http://www.mineralfest.com/home.html

Chesapeake Gem & Mineral Show
2010-05-28 17:00
I'll be stopping by
http://glmsmc.com/events.shtml

JimB88's Birthday
2010-12-16 16:00
Remember: fossils make great birthday gifts!

Bmorefossil's birthday
2010-04-17 17:00

57th HGMS Gem, Jewelry, Mineral & Fossil Show
2010-11-11 16:00 - 2010-11-14 15:59
57th Annual HGMS
Gem, Jewelry, Mineral & Fossil Show 2010
Humble (Houston), Texas, USA
Humble Civic Center
8233 Will Clayton Parkway, Humble, TX 76051-5545, U.S.A.
November 12th, 13th & 14th, 2010

Clear Lake Gem & Mineral Show
2010-02-26 16:00 - 2010-02-28 15:59
The Clear Lake Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show is held the last full weekend in February each year at the Pasadena Convention Center, 7902 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Texas, southeast of the Houston Metro area 2.5 miles east of Beltway 8. The next show will be February 27 and 28, 2010. Admission is $5 for adults (good for both days of the show), $1 for students ages 12 -17 and children are Free.
Show hours are Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5. And - Free parking!
http://www.clgms.org/

MAPS Fossil Show
2010-03-25 17:00 - 2010-03-28 16:59
For more information go to: MAPS

Gulf Coast Gem and Mineral Show
2010-03-05 16:00 - 2010-03-07 15:59
The Gulf Coast Gem and Mineral Society will be having their annual show March 6 and 7th.
Details:
March 6 & 7 2010 GULF COAST GEM & MINERAL 48TH ANNUAL SHOW
SAT. 10-6 ** SUN. 10-5 --
JEWELRY-MINERALS-FOSSILS BEADS AND MORE!
RICHARD M. BORCHARD REGIONAL FAIRGROUNDS
1213 TERRY SHAMSIE BLVD, ROBSTOWN TX
Contact Jerrold Simpson, (361) 851-8788
ADMISSION $5.00 TWO DAY PASS Under 12 FREE WITH ADULT PURCHASE
http://www.gcgms.org/index.html

1ª Jornada d'Intercanvi in Rodonyà
2009-11-14 16:00
See link:
http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?showtopic=9618&view=findpost&p=108886

Forum trip to Hungry Hollow
2009-11-13 16:00
Fossil Forum trip to Hungry Hollow, Ontario. Devonian hunting

2009 North Carolina Fossil Fair
2009-11-06 16:00
2009 NC Fossil Fair
Presented by the NC Fossil Club
Open to the public and free
10am until 5pm
Rocky Mount Children’s Museum & Science Center
The Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences
270 Gay Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
The Rocky Mount Children's Museum & Science Center will host the 2009 North Carolina Fossil Fair presented by the North Carolina Fossil Club on Saturday, November 7, 2009 from 10 am to 5 pm at the Imperial Centre for Arts and Sciences. The Fossil Fair is a free, family fun event open to the public. Experts from the Smithsonian Institution will be on site for free fossil identification and information, along with Museum Specialists and displays from The Aurora Fossil Museum, the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, the Schiele Museum of Natural History, and members of the NC Fossil Club. The Fossil Fair is a great opportunity to speak with experts and collectors, view hundreds of real fossils from around the world, and to learn about this fun, educational hobby. There will also be a fossil dig area where you can become a paleontologist for the day and uncover fossils of your own! For further information, call (252) 972-1167.

Kingston Annual Gem & Mineral Show
2009-10-16 17:00 - 2009-10-18 16:59
Dates: October 17 & 18, 2009
Hours: 10-6 Saturday, 10-5 Sunday
Location: Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, 53 Yonge Street, Kingston, ON
Admission: $3 per person and children under 12 are free
http://www.mineralclub.ca/index.cfm?page=gemstorm

Fossil Fest
2009-12-04 16:00 - 2009-12-06 15:59
FOSSIl FEST
Old Settlers Park US-79
Round Rock, Texas

EXPOSICIONES NATURALES (Natural Expositions)
2009-12-10 16:00 - 2009-12-13 15:59
EXPOSICIONES NATURALES (Mineral, fossils and natural history market)
Convencion Hotel- O´Donnell street Nº 53
28028 - MADRID

INTERMINERAL
2009-11-26 16:00 - 2009-11-29 15:59
INTERMINERAL 2009 - ZARAGOZA-Paseo de la Mina S/N
50001 ZARAGOZA
Tlfos; 976234420/976596705

MINERALIENTAGE MUNICH
2009-10-29 17:00 - 2009-11-01 15:59
MINERALIENTAGE MUNICH 2009-46. Internationale messe für-Munich Messe

EXPOMINER
2009-11-05 16:00 - 2009-11-09 15:59
EXPOMINER show-Barcelona. 6th pavillion Fira Barcelona (Monjuic).

FOSMINER
2009-10-15 17:00 - 2009-10-18 16:59
Mineral and Fossil show (EXCHANGE AND SELLING), Bilbao exhibition center (BEC).Bilbao.

Fossilmania, Glen Rose, TX
2009-10-29 17:00 - 2009-11-01 15:59
http://www.texaspaleo.com/psa/fossilmania.html

Waco Pit Forum Trip #2
2009-10-02 17:00
Waco, Texas. A hunting trip to the research pit at Lake Waco. Meet at the engineering office parking lot at 8:30. Rain or shine.

2009 Calvert Cliffs Forum Hunt
2009-10-08 17:00 - 2009-10-11 16:59
the 2009 fossil forum hunt at the Calvert Cliffs in md you can pm me or reply to http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?showtopic=8777&st=0&gopid=100015& if you are coming

Falls Fossil Festival - Clarksville, Indiana
2009-09-18 17:00 - 2009-09-20 16:59
If you are in the Louisville, Kentucky area on September 19 or 20, 2009 and are interested in fossils, visit the Falls Fossil Festival at the Falls of the Ohio State Park in Clarksville, Indiana. The park is right across the Ohio River from downtown Louisville, Kentucky.
The 386 million year old fossil beds are among the largest, naturally exposed ones in the world. The park covers 220 acres when the river is at its lowest levels.
This festival is the 15th held so far and will feature a number of speakers talking about fossils, nature, and geology, representatives of three fossil societies helping with fossil identification, hikes of the park, children's educational activities, exhibit of "Green Planet: The History of Plants", and much more.
View this PDF for a list of activities during the 2009 festival: http://www.fallsoftheohio.org/forms/FossilFestivalbrochure09.pdf

45Th Atlantic Coast Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show
2009-09-25 17:00 - 2009-09-27 16:59
I went to the 44th Atlantic Coast Gem, Mineral & Jewelry show last year and they were a number of dealers that had fossils.
I was just wondering if anyone on the forum was planning on going this year.
It is at the Howard county fairgrounds, I-70 at MD 32 West Friendship Maryland.
September 26, 2009 - 10am through 6 pm
September 27, 2009 - 10 am through 5 pm
It was awesome last year!!!

Victoria, Texas, Gem/Mineral/Fossil Show
2009-10-15 17:00 - 2009-10-18 16:59
Victoria Texas, Gem / Mineral / Fossil Show
http://www.victoriag...nual%20show.htm
Victoria Gem & Mineral Society
Annual Gem & Mineral Show
October 16-18, 2009
Victoria Community Center
2905 E. North St. - Victoria, Texas
Friday 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Adults $3, Children under 12 free
Hourly Door Prizes, Silent Auction, Wheel of Fortune, Touch Table, Lapidary Demonstrations, Member Display Cases, Dealers Specializing in Jewelry, Gems, Rocks & Minerals, Beads, Fossils, Lapidary Supplies

Franklin Fall Show - Franklin NJ
2009-09-25 17:00 - 2009-09-27 16:59
Mostly Mineral but, I'll be inside and several fossil dealers will be outside.

Foraminifera -an introduction on microfossils
2009-09-20 05:30
Foraminifera - an introduction on microfossils
public lecture by Foram-Mike
during the meeting of the
North Carolina Fossil Club
in Raleigh at the Museum of Natural Sciences
I may pick up samples for further processing
or discuss other issues on microfossil-hunting
www.foraminifera.eu/naturalist.html
at 13:30h local time

Perry, Florida Fossil And Artifact Show
2009-07-11 06:00
Announcing the first ever Perry, Florida Native American Artifact and Fossil show. The show will be held July 11, 8:00am-3:00pm. The show will be held at the Taylor Co. Extension Office Gymnasium. It is located just south of town on Hwy 19. VERY easy to find. Admission is FREE!! This show is SOLD OUT!! This is an exceptional, central location. MANY artifacts and fossils are found in this area, guaranteed to be some never-before-seen artifacts and fossils at this show!!
Post here for more information.

Fossil Forum Hunt to Point-a-Dam
2009-06-26 17:00 - 2009-06-28 16:59
Fossil Forum hunt 2 point a dam with Delos aka N.AL.hunter and me so sign up

Aurora Fossil Fair Dinner
2009-05-21 17:00
"At Black Beards oyster bar at 8 pm, Hwy 17 in Washington, NC about half hour north of Aurora."
http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?showtopic=6588

Bmorefossil's 18th birthday
2009-04-17 17:00
my birthday!!!!

Houston Gem & Mineral Society Show
2009-11-12 16:00 - 2009-11-15 15:59
56th Annual HGMS Gem, Jewelry, Mineral, and Fossil Show
http://www.hgms.org/

For Sale
2009-03-08 17:00
For my customers waiting for pics of my fossils they should be patching through today

fossil fourm chat with Scott Williams
2009-02-25 16:00
fossil fourm chat with Scott Williams form the Burpee Museum of Natural History the guy tht found jane the t rex

Friday Live Chat
2009-02-19 16:00
See how many people can get into live chat. First try will be at 11:00 AM, Second try will be at 2:00 PM.

Tallahassee Arrowhead and Fossil Show
2009-02-20 16:00
The eighth annual Tallahassee Native American Artifact and Fossil Show will be held February 21, 2009 8:00am-3:00pm.
The show will be held in the Elks Lodge, 276 N. Magnolia Drive, Tallahassee, Florida.
This year's show will feature 80 tables of the some of the finest Florida, Georgia, and Alabama artifacts and fossils ever found, with several collections that have never before been publicly displayed. There will be fossils and artifacts both on display and offered for sale. Please bring your finds for identification and appraisal, several noted experts will be on hand. We will have book dealers, case dealers, and T-shirt dealers.
There will be an EPIC pre-show at the motel the night before, for those so inclined.
All day adult admission is $3, with children 16 and under being FREE.
Concessions will be available.
Phone or email for more details 850-591-2780. curtytheheadhunter@yahoo.com

Marys B-Day!
2009-01-27 16:00
One step closer to becoming a fossil

Fossil Fest 2008
2008-11-07 16:00 - 2008-11-09 15:59
Fossil Fest 2008, Old Settlers Park, US 79, Round Rock, Texas

Bourse echange Mineaux - Fossiles
2008-10-17 17:00
BOURSE D'ECHANGE MINERAUX - FOSSILES / LE MANS 72 SARTHE-FRANCE

Barcelona mineral and fossil show
2008-10-13 17:00 - 2008-10-16 16:59
You are all invited!

Fosminer-Annual mineral & fossil show-Bilbao-Spain
2008-10-16 17:00 - 2008-10-19 16:59
This year is the 31st.of this show. Come and see!

55th HGMS Gem, Jewelry, Mineral, and Fossil Show
2008-09-25 17:00 - 2008-09-28 16:59
Houston Gem and Mineral Society Presents
2008 National AFMS Show
2008 Regional SCFMS Show
55th Annual HGMS Gem, Jewelry, Mineral, and Fossil Show
September 26 - 28, 2008
HUMBLE CIVIC CENTER
8233 Will Clayton Parkway
Humble, Texas
5 miles east of Bush International Airport
1 mile east of Hwy. 59
Friday 9-6 Saturday 9-6 Sunday 10-5
For more information, see: http://www.hgms.org/

Portland (OR) Regional Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show
2008-09-25 17:00 - 2008-09-28 16:59
Time: Fri & Sat - 10am - 6pm
Sunday - 10am - 5pm
Narg will be participating
Fossil prep demonstration
Fossil displays
For more info:
http://www.portlandregionalgemandmineral.org/index.htm

Northwest Fossil Fest
2008-08-08 17:00
Northwest Fossil Fest.
Sponsored by NARG (North America Research Group)
Cretaceous Connection
Sat, August 9, 2008
10am - 4pm
Rice NW Museum of Rocks and Minerals
26385 NW Groveland Drive, Hillsbro, OR
Inspire, Inquire, Interact
*Learn about Pacific NW geology and paleontology.
*Kids, try your hand at screening for shark teeth or participate in a fossil hunt, plus other activities.
*Bring your fossils for identification.
*View fossil displays and demonstrations.
Directions:
West of Portland, OR off Hyw 26, Exit 61, turn right, take first left west onto Groveland Drive.
Fossil Fest Admission: FREE
(Museum admission is not included)

Mulbring Australia Field Trip
2008-06-21 17:00
Hunting with the Fossil Club of NSW at Mulbring quarry, looking for permian marine invertabretes.

Calvert Cliffs Fossil Trip
2008-07-09 17:00 - 2008-07-11 16:59
Fossil Forum members can meet at Calvert Cliffs in MD for 2 days of fossil hunting. You can PM
NJ Mary Ann with any questions, or post your question on the forum with this topic name...

Point A Dam Trip
2008-05-23 17:00
We will be going to the Point A Dam in Alabama to hunt for shark teeth and other early Miocene and up fossils. It should be a fun time so come along http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?showtopic=1252

Aurora, NC 15th Annual Fossil Festival
2008-05-22 17:00 - 2008-05-24 16:59
Come out to Aurora, Nc for the annual fossil festival.
the schedual can be found at this address:
http://www.blackriverfossils.org/Forums/ta...ts/Default.aspx

CinCinnati GeoFair
2008-05-02 17:00 - 2008-05-04 16:59
Cincinnati Gardens
2250 Seymour Ave
CinCinnati, Ohio 45212
Admission $7
www.geofair.com
Supposed to be well worth the trip I'm going to go to this one.

Geodeland Show at Macomb, Illinois
2008-03-07 16:00 - 2008-03-09 16:59
The Geodeland Earth Science Clubs, Inc. will be holding their 28th annual show on March 8 & 9 in Macomb, Illinois, in the Student Union Ball Room on the campus of Western Illinois University. The hours are Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm.
The show theme is "Rocks of the Rockies" and we will have a special display and program on the Triceratops "Homer" discovered by the Burpee Museum. Michael Henderson, Curator of Earth Sciences for the Burpee Museum in Rockford, Illinois, will be giving a live program on both Saturday and Sunday.
There will be dealers of mineral, fossils, jewelry and equipment. Kids activities. Spin-and-Win. Live and Recorded Programs throughout both days. Identification of Fossils, Minerals and Artifacts. Lapidary Demonstrations. Silent Auction. Geode Cracking. Door Prizes. Displays of Fossils, Minerals, Meteorites, Artifacts and more. Fluorescent Minerals Display.
Admission and Parking are free and there is food available in the building.
Note: This is not the MAPS Fossil Exposition that is coming up on April 4-6 - same town, same campus, different building and different dates.

Tallahassee Artifact and Fossil Show
2008-03-14 20:00
The seventh annual Tallahassee Native American Artifact and Fossil Show will be held at the Elks Lodge, 276 N. Magnolia Dr. Tallahassee, Florida. The show hours are 8:00am-3:00pm. Tables are $20.00 each, adult admission is $3.00 and children under 16 are free. Concessions will be available. The show will feature world class artifacts and fossils primarily from Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, but also from around the world. This is one of the premier Florida shows.

East Coast Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show, MA
2008-08-07 17:00 - 2008-08-10 16:59
East Coast Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show, West Springfield, MA.
August 8–10, 2008. 200 dealers from all over the U.S. and abroad, offering a variety of items related to earth sciences. Door prizes, guest speakers, museum quality exhibits, and a large wholesale section. Air-conditioned hall. Largest wholesale section in the East! 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Friday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sunday (Wholesale closes at 4 p.m. Sunday). $6 for adults and seniors; under 12 free with adult. Parking fee is $5 per day.
More information found at http://www.mzexpos.com/eastcoast.htm

Cypress Gardens Fossil Show
2008-02-22 16:00
The Cypress Gardens Fossil Show will be held on February 23, 2008 from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm and will be held at Cypress Gardens in Berkeley County, SC, between Moncks Corner and Goose Creek.

West Coast Gem & Mineral Show, Costa Mesa, CA
2008-05-15 17:00 - 2008-05-18 16:59
West Coast Gem & Mineral Show (Spring), Costa Mesa, CA.
May 16–18, 2008. 100 dealers including international dealers from India, China, Brazil, Russia, and more. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Friday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sunday.
More information is found at http://www.mzexpos.com/westcoast_spring.htm

Colorado Mineral & Fossil Show, Denver, CO
2008-04-24 17:00 - 2008-04-27 16:59
Colorado Mineral & Fossil Show (Spring), Denver, CO
April 25–27, 2008. Retail and wholesale dealers selling minerals, fossils, gems, jewelry, and lapidary materials. Open to the public. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sunday.
More information found at http://www.mzexpos.com/colorado_spring.htm

The Fossil Forum Field Trip
2008-03-14 17:00 - 2008-03-16 16:59
The Fossil Forum's first field trip will be held in Arcadia Florida on the 15th we will be heading to Venice Beach for a day in the sun, and then on the 16th we will be in the Peace River north of Arcadia. See this post for more details http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?showtopic=471

Arizona Mineral & Fossil Show, Tucson, AZ
2008-02-01 16:00 - 2008-02-16 15:59
February 2–16, 2008
Description: Over 400 dealers from all over the globe. Free shuttle bus to other shows. From 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (Sat. Feb. 16, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.) No admission fee. Registration is not required. Plenty of free parking.
More info found at http://www.mzexpos.com/arizona.htm
