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The New Jersey Paleontological Society was formed in 1991 for the educational and scientific pursuit of Paleontology and related Earth Sciences. Welcome to our website.

Monthly Meetings include guest speakers or workshops covering various topics in Paleontology, Geology and topics of related scientific and historical significance. Learn how to identify, restore, preserve and catalog your own finds and collections.

Field Trips held throughout the year are open to all members. Gain access to both public and privately owned properties both near and far, for responsible collection and preservation.

The club’s monthly newsletter the NJPS PALEONTOGRAPH, is sent to all members. It features upcoming events, shows, meetings, field trips, collecting sites as well as informative and original articles on various subjects. Members are encouraged to submit contributions for the publication.

Club tee-shirts and occasional limited edition shirts, tools, books, and other items are available at meetings to support the work of the club.
  
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Computed Radiography System Helps Uncover Secrets From The Past
Fri, 09 May 2008 20:00:00 EDT
Digital medical imaging and information technology is helping The Field Museum discover and analyze secrets hidden within its world-class collections. A computed radiography system enables the museum -- for the first time -- to capture, archive and share digital x-ray images from more than one million priceless artifacts in its Anthropology collection. The museum is also using a picture archiving and communications system (PACS) to manage, view and store the growing collection of digital images.

New Evidence From Earliest Known Human Settlement In The Americas
Fri, 09 May 2008 08:00:00 EDT
New evidence from the Monte Verde archaeological site in southern Chile confirms its status as the earliest known human settlement in the Americas and provides additional support for the theory that one early migration route followed the Pacific Coast more than 14,000 years ago.

Animal Interaction Behind Cambrian Explosion? 'Missing' Ancestors Of Today's Animals May Not Be Missing After All
Thu, 08 May 2008 05:00:00 EDT
An event as simple as the world's first bite may have sparked an ancient "explosion" of life 500 million years ago that led to the rise of the broad groups of animals that are still alive today. A Harvard professor suggests that it was an increase in interactions between species, such as predation, that drove an escalating evolutionary process that led to the development of teeth and claws and the wide variety of characteristics that we see among Earth's animals today.

Platypus Genome Explains Animal's Peculiar Features; Holds Clues To Evolution Of Mammals
Wed, 07 May 2008 14:00:00 EDT
The duck-billed platypus: part bird, part reptile, part mammal -- and the genome to prove it. Scientists have decoded the genome of the platypus, showing that the animal's peculiar mix of features is reflected in its DNA. An analysis of the genome can help scientists piece together a more complete picture of the evolution of all mammals, including humans.

Genome Sequence Of Fungus Reveals Unsuspected Ability To Use Complex Carbon Sources
Tue, 06 May 2008 20:00:00 EDT
The model fungus Podospora anserina has undergone substantial evolution since its separation from Neurospora crassa, as revealed from the Podospora draft genome sequence published in Genome Biology. The study also shows that the Podospora genome contains a large, highly specialized set of genes potentially involved in the breakdown of complex carbon sources, which may have potential use in biotechnology applications.
  
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Dino-Killing Meteor May Have Struck Oil
Tue, 06 May 2008 14:00:00 EST
The Chicxulub meteor may have slammed into an oil field and triggered very hot fires.

From T. Rex to Chicken: The Dino-Bird Connection
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:45:30 EST
Today's broiler-fryer is descended from the mighty T. rex, fossils suggest.

Dino-Era Feathers Trapped in Ancient Amber
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:30:30 EST
Did feathers trapped for eons inside a chunk of amber belong to a dinosaur or a bird?

Sulfurous Winters May Have Killed Dinos
Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:00:00 EST
Ancient volcanic eruptions may have released vast amounts of dino-killing sulfur.

Mummified Dino Uncovered -- Skin and All
Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:00:00 EST
The mummified remains of a duckbilled dinosaur are covered by hard, fossilized skin.
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