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Geologic Map of New Jersey (Click for larger image).

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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Drastic musk ox population decline 12,000 years ago due to climate, not humans, study finds
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:00:00 EST
Scientists have discovered that the drastic decline in Arctic musk ox populations that began roughly 12,000 years ago was due to a warming climate rather than to human hunting. The research is the first study to use ancient musk ox DNA collected from across the animal's former geographic range to test for human impacts on musk ox populations.

Unselfish molecules may have helped give birth to the genetic material of life
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST
One of the biggest questions facing scientists today is how life began. Scientists have discovered that small molecules could have acted as "molecular midwives" in helping the building blocks of life's genetic material form long chains and may have assisted in selecting the base pairs of the DNA double helix.

Archaeologists amend written history of China's first emperor
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EST
Researchers have integrated textual information with archaeological research in order to further understand the impact of the reign of China's first emperor.

Stickleback genomes shining bright light on evolution
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST
Twenty billion pieces of DNA in 100 small fish have opened the eyes of biologists studying evolution. After combining new technologies, researchers now know many of the genomic regions that allowed an ocean-dwelling fish to adapt to fresh water in several independently evolved populations.

Climate fluctuations 115,000 years ago: Were short warm periods typical for transitions to glacial epochs?
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST
At the end of the last interglacial epoch, around 115,000 years ago, there were significant climate fluctuations. In Central and Eastern Europe, the slow transition from the Eemian Interglacial to the Weichselian Glacial was marked by a growing instability in vegetation trends with possibly at least two warming events. This is the finding of German and Russian climate researchers who have evaluated geochemical and pollen analyses of lake sediments in Saxony-Anhalt, Brandenburg and Russia.
  
 Fossil News Minimize

Dinosaurs Older Than Once Thought
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:29:00 EST
This newly discovered dinosaur relative pushes the timeline back at least 10 million years.

Giant Snake Preyed on Baby Dinosaurs
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:00:00 EST
The huge, Cretaceous Era beast was found coiled inside a dinosaur nest, providing a rare glimpse into the feeding behavior of primitive snakes.

Pterodactyls in Japan Hung Out With Birds
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:13:00 EST
Five well-preserved trackways found in Japan reveal a small pterosaur with hook-like claws on each foot.

Toothy Dinosaur Grabbed, Gulped Food Whole
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:00:00 EST
Four incredibly well-preserved heads from a new, enormous plant-eating dinosaur have been unearthed in eastern Utah.

Dinos: Dinosaur Park Open To All
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:27:32 EST
A 'Dinosaur Park' just outside Washington, D.C. allows anybody - including you - to hunt for fossils alongside trained paleontologists.
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