NCFC September 2022 Meeting
The NC Fossil Club met on September 18, 2022. The speaker was Dr. Patricia Gensel, Paleobotanist, Professor at UNC Department of Biology. Her topic was “Studying Ancient Plants.” During the business meeting, the Grants...
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NCFC Meeting March 21, 2021
The March meeting of the NC Fossil Club was held virtually by Zoom. The March 21 meeting of the NC Fossil Club was held today, Sunday, March 21 via Zoom starting at 1:30 pm....
NCFC Meeting May 16, 2021
The May meeting of the NC Fossil Club was held virtually by Zoom. There was a very interesting presentation by Dr. Calhoun Bond Jr., (Professor of Biology, Department of Natural Sciences at Greensboro College)...
NCFC Meeting July 18, 2021
The July club meeting was held virtually by Zoom. The speaker was Dr. Chris Widga, a Paleoecologist at the Center of Excellence in Paleontology, College of Arts & Sciences, East Tennessee State University. His...
NCFC Meeting November 7, 2020
The speaker for the November 7 meeting was Linda McCall. Her topic was “Thirty-Million-Year-Old Fossils in Living Color from North Topsail Beach, NC.” A link to the program video may be seen here: https://youtu.be/fukCjzO5gyI
NCFC Meeting September 20, 2020
The speaker for the September 20, 2020 was Terry Denny. Her topic was “Hunting dinosaurs in Alberta.” A recording of her program may be seen here: https://youtu.be/mMFX8dDIwgg
NCFC Meeting July 19, 2020
The speaker for the July 19, 2020 meeting was Dr. Christian Kammerer, Research Curator, Paleontology, NC Museum of Natural Sciences. His topic was “Dicynodonts: Tusked Survivors of the Permo-Triassic.” A recording of his program...
NCFC Meeting May 17, 2020
The May speaker was Dr. Bruce MacFadden from the University of Florida and the Florida Museum of Natural History. His topic was “Belgrade Mammals and the FOSSIL Project.” A recording of the video may...
NCFC Club Meeting January 2020
Fossicking for Eocene and Miocene Plants of Washington State – We “Bearly” Made It!
NCFC Meeting September 2019
The NC Fossil Club met on Sunday, September 15.
NCFC Meeting July 2019
The NC Fossil Club met July 21, 2019. Linda McCall gave a presentation about the club’s recent trip out west.
NC Fossil Club Meeting March 2019
Don Rideout gave a presentation on “Belgrade Quarry – A Trip Through the Oligocene.”
NCFC Meeting September 2018
Our speaker for the September meeting was Duke student Tim Sokolskyi who talked about Shark Evolution.
NCFC Meeting March 2018
Dr. Patricia Kelley, Professor Emerita of Geology, UNC-W, comes to us from the Paleontological Society Distinguished Speaker Program. Her talk was titled The Arms Race from a Snail’s Perspective: Evolution of the Naticid Gastropod Predator-Prey...
NCFC Meeting November 2017
Dr. James Bain and his Paleocampers gave a report on their “Paleozona” trip to Arizona this past June.
NCFC Meeting September 2017
The September meeting included a celebration of the club’s 40th anniversary and the debut/release of Volume IV of the Fossils of North Carolina series. Volume IV is in two parts: reptiles, birds, Proto-mammals and...
NCFC Meeting July 2017
George Powell from Greenville talked about his fossil collection and provided tips and techniques for cataloging fossils.
NCFC Meeting March 2017
The March speaker was Dr. Andy Heckert, Professor, Vertebrate Paleontology, Dinosaurs, Litho/Biostratigraphy. Dr. Heckert spoke on Triassic Vertebrate Fossils of central and northern Arizona.
NCFC Meeting January 2017
The NC Fossil Club held it bi-monthly meeting at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences on January 15, 2017. During the meeting, the 2017 Chandler Award for meritorious service to the NC Fossil Club...
NCFC Meeting September 2016
Members of the NC Fossil Club held their bimonthly meeting at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences on Sunday, September 18, 2016. The featured speaker was Vince Schneider, Research Curator, Paleontology, NC Museum of...
NCFC Meeting May 2016
The May meeting of the NC Fossil Club was held Sunday, May 15. Presentations were made by Julie Neiderkorn and Mary Harbison about their experience in Florida at the Paleoblitz, and by Linda McCall who...
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NCFC Meeting March2016
The presentation for this month, The Rise of Archosaurs and Their Close Relatives in the Triassic Period, was given by Dr. Sterling Nesbitt, Asst. Prof. of Paleobiology at Virginia Tech’s Department of Geosciences. During the...
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NCFC Meeting July 2015
The July 2015 meeting included the roll out of Fossil Book Volume 3.
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NCFC Meeting/Fossil Fair November 2014
A short business meeting was held following the Fossil Fair on Saturday, November 15. The results of the 2014 NCFC Board elections were announced. David Sanderson was re-elected and three new Board Members were...
NCFC Meeting September 2014
Volume II (Mollusks), by John Timmerman and Richard Chandler was officially rolled out at the meeting. It was reviewed by Lyle and David Campbell who provided extensive and thorough reviews. The main speaker for...
NCFC Meeting July 2014
The July meeting included a behind-the-scenes tour of the NCMNS Paleontology Lab led by Vince Schneider and a short report from James Bain on the Utah trip.
NCFC Meeting March 2014
At the March meeting, the newest NCFC publication, Fossil Volume I: Invertebrates and Plants was introduced. Richard Chandler recognized the authors of each section.
NC Fossil Fair November 2013
The 2013 NC Fossil Fair was held at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. The Fair drew just under 6,000 attendees (up about 4,000 from their normal Saturday of about 2,000.)...
NCFC Meeting September 2013
The NCFC held their September 2013 meeting at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. Vince Schneider from the Museum talked about “A Dinosaur Named Nancy Takes Up Residence in NC”. “Nancy” is a Duck...
NCFC Meeting January 2013
The meeting began with a presentation by Dr. Andy Heckert from the Department of Geology at Appalachian State University. He discussed his work, A Diverse New Microvertebrate Assemblage from the Upper Triassic Formation of...
NCFC Meeting/Fossil Fair November 2012
The annual election of NC Fossil Club Officers and Board Members was held at the 2012 Fossil Fair and Annual meeting held at the NC Museum of Forestry in Whiteville on November 3. Linda...
NCFC Meeting July 2012
The July 15, 2012 NC Fossil Club meeting was held at the NC Museum of Life and Science in conjunction with the Museum’s Dinosaurs Rock event. Linda McCall, Research Fellow, University of Texas at...
NCFC Meeting May 2012
Trish Weaver and the “Big Squid Hunt.”
NCFC Meeting March 2012
A presentation by Dr. Lindsay Zanno on “Early Cretaceous Dinosaurs of Utah: New Frontiers of Paleontological Research at the Nature Research Center” was followed by a short business meeting.