The Paleontological Society

lower paleozoic specimen
Photo courtesy of the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Upcoming Meetings/Programs

GSA-ANNUAL MEETING—MINNEAPOLIS, MN (October 9-12, 2011)

PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY SHORT COURSE - Free!
Corals and Reef Evolution: Crises, Collapse, and Changes.
Sat., 8 Oct., 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Minneapolis Convention Center in room 200A-C
George Stanley, University of Montana, and Ann F. Budd.

PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY RECEPTION AND AWARDS BANQUET - Ticketed Event
Tuesday, October 11, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m., Minneapolis Convention Center, Ballroom A

PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY SPONSORED SESSIONS:

Sunday, am
Paleontology I: Paleoecology and Environment

T54. Multidisciplinary Approaches to Studying the Causes and Consequences of Mass Extinction: Geochemistry, Paleoecology, and Paleoenvironments I (Paleontological Society)

T59. New Ideas on Studying Exceptionally Preserved Fossils: What to Do Next? (GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; Chinese Academy of Sciences; State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy; Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology)

Paleontology (Posters) I: Ecology and Phylogeny

Sunday, pm
T54. Multidisciplinary Approaches to Studying the Causes and Consequences of Mass Extinction: Geochemistry, Paleoecology, and Paleoenvironments II (Paleontological Society)

T55. New Horizons in Precambrian Palynology and Paleobiology (GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; AASP - The Palynological Society; Paleontological Society)

T61. Phylogenetic Approaches to Paleobiology: Diversity, Rates, and Trends (Paleontological Society)

T66. Advances in Terrestrial Paleoclimatology and Paleoecology: Geochemical Techniques and Examples Using Inorganic and Organic Molecules in Fossil Soils, Plants, Invertebrates, and Vertebrates I (GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; Paleontological Society; Geochemical Society; GSA Archaeological Geology Division)


Monday, am
T52. Species and Speciation in the Fossil Record I (Paleontological Society; Society of Vertebrate Paleontology; Cushman Foundation; Paleontological Research Institution)

T53. The Triassic: Turning Point for Phanerozoic Life (Paleontological Society; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division)

T66. Advances in Terrestrial Paleoclimatology and Paleoecology: Geochemical Techniques and Examples Using Inorganic and Organic Molecules in Fossil Soils, Plants, Invertebrates, and Vertebrates II (GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; Paleontological Society; Geochemical Society; GSA Archaeological Geology Division)

Paleontology (Posters) II: Extinction and Environment

Monday, pm
Paleontology II: Paleobotany and Behavior

T52. Species and Speciation in the Fossil Record II (Paleontological Society; Society of Vertebrate Paleontology; Cushman Foundation; Paleontological Research Institution)

Tuesday, am
T50. Applications of Bio-, Chemo-, and Lithostratigraphy to Sequence Stratigraphy (Paleontological Society; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division)

T58. Whole Organism Paleoecology: Exploring Ecology through Time I (Paleontological Society; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division)

T60. Lessons from the Living: Paleontological Investigations Using Modern Analogs I (Paleontological Society)

Paleontology (Posters) III: Biogeography, Biostratigraphy, and Taphonomy

Tuesday, pm
T58. Whole Organism Paleoecology: Exploring Ecology through Time II (Paleontological Society; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division)

T60. Lessons from the Living: Paleontological Investigations Using Modern Analogs II (Paleontological Society)

Wednesday, am
Paleontology III: Diversity, Extinction, and Origination

Paleontology IV: Morphology and Phylogeny

T62. Frontiers in Foraminiferal Research I: Biology/Ecology/Paleoecology (Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); SEPM North American Micropaleontology Section; Paleontological Society; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division)

T50. Applications of Bio-, Chemo-, and Lithostratigraphy to Sequence Stratigraphy (Posters) (Paleontological Society; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division),

T52. Species and Speciation in the Fossil Record (Posters) (Paleontological Society; Society of Vertebrate Paleontology; Cushman Foundation; Paleontological Research Institution)

T55. New Horizons in Precambrian Palynology and Paleobiology (Posters) (GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; AASP - The Palynological Society; Paleontological Society)

T58. Whole Organism Paleoecology: Exploring Ecology through Time (Posters) (Paleontological Society; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division)

T66. Advances in Terrestrial Paleoclimatology and Paleoecology: Geochemical Techniques and Examples Using Inorganic and Organic Molecules in Fossil Soils, Plants, Invertebrates, and Vertebrates (Posters) (GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; Paleontological Society; Geochemical Society; GSA Archaeological Geology Division)

Wednesday, pm
Paleontology V: Biostratigraphy and Taphonomy

T57. Hard Substrate (Sclerobiont) Community Ecology and Evolution through Mass Extinctions (Paleontological Society)

T62. Frontiers in Foraminiferal Research II: Paleoceanography and Polar Biotas (Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); SEPM North American Micropaleontology Section; Paleontological Society; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division),

Contemplating an event to be sponsored by PS?

If you are thinking of organizing a future short course or a GSA topical session, please contact the PS Program Coordinator, Tom Olszewski (tomo@geo.tamu.edu).