Post Title : NY Paleontologist Dr. Lisa Amati on “New York’s Finest Fossils” on October 4 at 6:30 PM CT
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Dear Geological Society of Minnesota members;
The Rochester Academy of Science invites you to attend our Fossil Section Meeting on Tuesday, October 4, at 7:30 PM Eastern Time. (6:30 CT)
This meeting will be on Zoom. The link is below. Pre-registration is not required.
If you have any questions, contact me at paleo@frontier.com.
yours truly,
Michael Grenier
President
Rochester Academy of Science
October Meeting
The October RAS Fossil Section meeting is on Tuesday, October 4, at 7:30 PM (6:30 CT).
Our speaker is Dr. Lisa Amati, the New York State Paleontologist, who found her first trilobite at the age of four. In addition to that position, she is also the curator of Invertebrate Paleontology at the New York State Museum in Albany. She has has her Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma.
Dr. Amati has gone on to become a leading Ordovician trilobite specialist. She mainly studies the Middle to Late Ordovician trilobites of New York, Ontario, and Quebec but has recently started working on the Upper Cambrian trilobites of the Potsdam Sandstone in New York. She focuses on the paleoecology and evolutionary relationships of trilobites.
Dr. Lisa Amati, in the NY State Museum collections in Albany.
Dr. Amati will speak on “New York’s Finest Fossils.” Take a virtual trip with her around New York State visiting some of the most impressive fossil localities. From Neoproterozoic stromatolites to the oldest fossil forest, this talk gives an overview of the famous fossils for which New York is known. Several specimens will be on hand for viewing.
Dr. Amati sent the following: “New York is home to millions of fossils. While some fossils from New York are common elsewhere, others show exceptional preservation, occur in high abundances, or represent unique occurrences. This talk provides an overview of some of the most interesting and, in some cases globally important, fossil localities in New York State.”
Eurypterus remipes, the official fossil of New York State
Dr. Lisa Amati sampling through the Ordovician at City Brook near Middleville, NY
Topic: RAS Fossil Section Meeting
Time: October 4th 7:30 PM Eastern Time
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Created Date: October 30, 2022 at 2:40 PM
Update Date: October 30, 2022 at 2:40 PM