Alberta Palaeontological Society

The Meeting Place for Amateur and Professional Palaeontologists

Alberta Paleontological Society Symposium

Paleo 2024 - APS Symposium 2024

This event is done for this year! You can find a playlist with a selection of recorded talks at the Paleo 2024 playlist on our YouTube channel or you can view a selection of talks from the 2023 symposium at the Paleo 2023 playlist .

Thanks to everyone, epecially the speakers, who made this event possible!

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*/ /* In conjunction with Mount Royal University Earth and Environmental */ /* Sciences and the CEGA Paleontology Division, we are pleased to announce */ /* that the 27th annual Alberta Palaeontological Society Symposium */ /* will take place on Saturday, March 16, 2024 from 9:00AM - 4:30PM. */ /*

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*/ /* This symposium will contain presentations from a mix of amateur and */ /* professional palaeontologists. The aim is to showcase palaeontology to */ /* the general public and to provide an opportunity for contact between the */ /* Alberta Palaeontological Society, industry, government and educational */ /* facilities. The event is free and all are welcome to attend or join */ /* virtually. Families are encouraged to bring fossils to our */ /* identification booth where APS members will do their best to provide you */ /* with information. */ /*

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*/ /* You can view a */ /* selection of talks from the 2023 symposium */ /* on our */ /* YouTube channel */ /* . */ /*

*/ /* For additional information, see circular 1 or circular 2 */ /*

Schedule

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9:00 - 9:15 am */ /* Opening Statements
*/ /* Cory Gross, APS President Symposium */ /*
*/ /* Introduction
*/ /* Lacey Holoboff, APS Programs Coordinator */ /*
9:15 – 9:50 am */ /* The Messel Pit, central Germany – Fossilized treasures */ /* of the Eocene.
*/ /* Tako Koning, Consulting Geologist */ /*
9:55 – 10:30 amPalaeontology of the Springbank Off-stream Reservoir */ /* Project: The Alberta Heritage Act at work.
*/ /* Dr Jon Noad, Stantec Consulting */ /*
10:30 – 10:45 am Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:20 amThe Problem of Protoceratids – the first horned */ /* artiodactyls.
*/ /* Dr Jessica Theodor, University of Calgary
11:25 – 12:00 pmLizard brain or bird brained? New insight into the */ /* evolution of the theropod brain.
Jared Voris, University of Calgary */ /*
12:00 – 1:00 pmLunch Break & Poster Displays
1:00 – 1:45 pmIchnodiversity and taphonomy of continental bioerosion */ /* traces on Triceratops bones from the Frenchman Formation of */ /* Saskatchewan.
Jack Milligan, University of Saskatchewan */ /*
1:45 – 2:45 pmPoster presentations breakout session & coffee break.
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2:45 – 3:15 pmUpdate on the Kaskie Hadrosaur fieldwork.
*/ /* */ /* Darren Tanke, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology */ /* */ /*
3:15 – 3:30 pmCoffee break.
3:30 – 4:15 pmStratigraphy and fossil sites.
Dr Jenni Scott, Mount Royal University
4:15 – 4:30 pmClosing remarks for Paleo 2024.
*/ /* Lacey Holoboff, APS Programs Coordinator
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Posters

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*/ /* The APS invites you to submit a poster for the symposium! If you are */ /* an avocational or professional palaeontologist and have been doing */ /* research, we would love for you to submit your poster for the */ /* symposium. Any area related to palaeontology is suitable. For */ /* additional information, including information about the format and */ /* how to create it, please see circular 1. */ /*

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In addition to presenting the poster, abstracts of all of the posters will be gathered into a Abstracts Volume. When preparing your poster, please also send the abstract to Howard Allen for inclusion in this collection. For more information, please see the Guidelines for Authors. The deadline for submitting the abstract is February 15th.

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*/ /* All posters should be submitted to our poster coordinator, Matthew */ /* Rhodes, at posters@albertapaleo.org. The deadline for submission is February 15, 2024. */ /*

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