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Castle Valley Vol. No. 6 |
Utah
Friends of Paleontology P. O. Box 5984 CEU Campus Price, Utah 84501 |
Byron Ray : President Duane Taylor: Pres. Elect Carol Michael: Secretary Rodger Crowe: Treasurer Barbara Warren: Historian |
Contents
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| Certification Records Field Notes | Prehistory Week Follow-up |
| Utah Raptor on Exhibit | Filtration System |
| Past and Future Digs |
Certification Records Field Notes
As those of you who attended the last meetings know, Duane Taylor created a wall chart detailing the requirements for levels 1, 2, and 3 certification. This chart will allow each of us to know exactly what we have completed and what remains to be done. It will be displayed at each meeting.
Duane Taylor, Clark Warren, and John Bird have been working to compile all the records we have and detail them on the chart. They are nearing completion. We now need each of you to bring your field books up-to-date and submit the information to them so they can bring the chart up-to-date.
Some of you may be aware that the college has been working on a paleontology course of study that will involve class work and field work and will offer a two year degree in paleontology. I am happy to report that the course may begin this coming Fall Semester at CEU. More to follow.
The Utah Raptor is 99% mounted and on exhibit in the CEU Museum! He/she is every bit as fearsome as the movie "Jurassic Park" portrayal. You have to see to appreciate.
On May 19th and 20th, John, Duane, Steve, and Rob Gaston opened the Yellow Cat Quarry. It was the same as we all remembered it, i.e. hot, rainy, windy, and buggy. But, we found 17 bones; including: dorsal vertebra, ungula, spike, plates, and armor. For a short trip it was very productive. The same crew plus Marvin are planning to visit the quarry again May 26th and 27th.
John has a dig scheduled at the CEM Site on June 5, 6, and maybe 7. We could use a large crew there as he would also like to do some work at the PR2 Site which is close to it. So make plans to spend the weekend (camp out??). Contact John (435-637-2120 ext. 5645) or Duane (435-637-5060) for details.
Clark Warren is compiling a schedule for additional digs which will appear in our next newsletter, or call his (435-637-0312) for dates.
Thanks to all of you for your help during Prehistory week. Bone preparation Demo - Clark, Marvin, Penny, Carol, Byron
UFOP Visitor Table - Barbara
USAS Visitor Table - Joan, Margene, Jeanette, Bob H.
Kid's Korner - Marilyn
Special Kudos to our heavy duty table/chair moving team: Clark, Bob H. Marvin, John & Duane, all of whom have been nominated to the Table Mover's Hall Of Fame.
At our May Meeting, the motion was made and passed to donate $1500 towards the $12,000 purchase of a new filtration system for the CEU Museum Lab. This system is badly needed to filter floating particles of silica that are released as bones are being prepared, which are very damaging to Predator's lungs. As our treasurer was not present at the meeting, a stipulation was made to the motion that we check with him to be sure we have sufficient funds. We did and we do! so... we will go ahead with the donation.
Next meeting will be Tues. June 9, at 7:00 p.m. in the CEU Museum.
