Plesiosaur Mini-Symposium
Saturday, February 25, 2006
at the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center on Hwy. 24 in downtown Woodland Park , CO
Join us as Plesiosaur experts from around the country discuss the
peculiarities of this special marine reptile.
See our " NEW" Dolichorhynchops bonneri and Texas Tylosaur
on exhibit starting February 25
| 1.00 | "Collecting Plesiosaurs"Dr. Larry Martin, Ph. D, Professor-Senior Curator University of
Kansas, Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center |
| 1:30 | "Ancient Sea Reptiles In Perspective" Dr. Glenn Storrs, Ph. D, Asst. Vice President for Natural History and Science Winthrow Farny Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology, Cincinnati Museum Center |
| 2:00 | "The Idiots Guide to North American
Plesiosaurs" Bruce Schumacher, Paleontologist USFS |
| 2:30 | "Sea Turtle or Sea Lion?
How Did Plesiosaurs Swim?" Dr. Ken Carpenter, Ph D, Curator of Lower Vertebrate Paleontology Chief Preparator, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Science |
| 3:00 | "First Report of Dolichorhynchops
osborni (Plesiosauria: Polycotylidae) from the Fort Hays Limestone
Member, Niobrara Chalk, of Jewell County, Kansas" Michael Everhart, Adjunct Curator of Paleontology at the Sternberg Museum of Natural History in Hays, Kansas |
| 3:30 | Round Table Discussion with all lecturers Attendees are welcome to present questions for discussion to the panelists |
The scientific community is invited to join us for
a special opportunity to view an unusual collection of marine bone
bed specimens from the Bearpaw Shale/Judith River contact in Montana
and a special surprise specimen from the Niobrara Formation in Kansas.
You will also see the first public showing of the newly restored skull
of our giant Texas Tylosaur "Sophie" and the Dolichorhynchops bonneri
"Dolly." Lectures are FREE with paid museum admission.
Please RSVP
for a reserved seat at the lectures. Limited space available on a
first come first serve basis.
Call 719-686-1820 X111 to reserve your
space today.