Paleontologists Abroad

Every year, paleontologists from around the world converge on an unexpecting city to share research, make new connections, and unite with old friends at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) annual meeting.  This year’s meeting was in Calgary, Alberta (Canada) – a stronghold in Canadian paleontology.  Six current students and two recent alumni from theContinueContinue reading “Paleontologists Abroad”

Collections Progress Report: August 2017

In 2016, the Sternberg Museum’s Paleontology Department was awarded two National Science Foundation grants to support collection improvement projects. “Implementation of a relational database for the Sternberg Museum paleontology collection” is funded though the Collections in Support of Biological Research program, and “ The Cretaceous World: Digitizing Fossils to Reconstruct Evolving Ecosystems in the Western InteriorContinueContinue reading “Collections Progress Report: August 2017”