MAPS (Mid America Paleontology Society), Sponsor of National Fossil Exposition
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Field Trips July 17 & 18, 2010

Blackhawk Gem & Mineral Society: Saturday July 17th, 2010 - Fertile Quarry near Forest City in north-central Iowa. More info

Cedar Valley Rock & Mineral Society: Sunday, July 18th, 2010 - Conklin Quarry, Coralville, Iowa. More info


Dates & Theme for Expo 33 Announced

     Expo 33 will be held in Western Hall on the Western Illinois University campus from:

Friday, April 1st thru Sunday, April 3rd, 2011.

     The theme will be "The Cretaceous", and the keynote speaker will be Dr. Steven Nicklas of Atlanta, Georgia.

     His keynote is titled:

"Application of Archaeological Field Methods in Paleontology".

     If you are interested in becoming a table dealer, it is never too early to reserve one!

2011 EXPO table registration form


Your stories are needed for the Digest Newsletter!

     One comment that popped up from a lot of folks at Expo was that people would enjoy seeing more frequent club newsletters. To do that, we need YOUR STORIES - the Digest Newsletter is member driven, and submissions have dropped off in recent years.
     The stories do not need to be fancy ultra-scientific things! Such simple topics as a favorite fossil collecting trip story, or a description of some great fossil find of yours would be just the sort of thing we could use in the newsletter!
     Submit your pictures too - really cool ones just might end up on the cover!
     Please send your submissions to the Newsletter editors, John Catalani or Chris Cozart; alternately you can contact one of the webmasters - our contacts are listed in the lower right corner of this page.

Expo 32 a Success


     The annual Fossil Expo experienced increased customer visits compared to the last few years, thanks to the major efforts of many MAPS club members, vendors, and other friends of the club!
     As time permits, links to many pictures and a summary of the show will be added to the News page.      More


The above panorama shows the Expo 32 show floor.


Treasures of the Earth set up this eye catching

Tsintaosaurus display at Expo 32!

FORMS

Field Trip Waiver

Membership application form: PDF or GIF

Links page Vendor Information Form


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Crinoid

Crinoid fossil found on a club trip to Klein Quarry in Coralville, IA in rocks of the Cedar Valley Group in October 2008 by MAPS member Dennis Sievers. Prepared by MAPS member Karl Stuekerjuergen. Middle Devonian in age - approx 375 million years old.