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Paleontological Society Celebrates 100th Year!

Centennial Campaign in support of grants for research undertaken by students, our investment in the future of paleontology. More information.

The Paleontological Society Position Statement: Evolution

Evolution is both a scientific fact and a scientific theory. More information.

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Future Research Directions in Paleontology
The report of the NSF-funded workshop on Future Research Directions in Paleontology has been published, discussed at the GSA meeting in Denver, and since widely distributed. The full report is available here. More information.

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PS Outreach Education Awards!

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Your voluntary contributions help substantially to advance the science of paleontology, to expand our knowledge of lost worlds! Your donations to The Paleontological Society can be mailed to the Secretary (address below) or submitted by credit card at this protected site: donate now. Thanks so much for your support! It is greatly appreciated.

North American Paleontological Convention

It is time to begin planning the 10th North American Paleontological Convention, which will be held during the summer of 2013. Two or three possible venues have been suggested, but no firm plans have yet been made. So, this message constitutes a request for proposals and/or suggested sites for NAPC 2013.
Please send your proposals and/or suggestions to me by email (or in any other way) at my address, below.
Lisa E. Park
Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101.
lepark@uakron.edu

Presentations for the Centennial Short Courses are now available online.

round fossil with hexagonal tiles from an article by Stephen J. Gould

The Paleontological Society is an international nonprofit organization devoted exclusively to the advancement of the science of paleontology through the dissemination of research by publication and meetings.

At the top of this page - amber and Trilobite photos courtesy of the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; skull and leaf photos courtesy of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, Colorado.