THOMPSON NICOLA PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY
An earlier trip to Split Rock in the Deadman Valley
Its a bit of a climb!
Part of one member's collection from Vancouver Island.
An earlier trip to Split Rock in the Deadman Valley
Thompson Nicola Paleontology Society
Welcome to the Thompson Nicola Paleontology Society: The voice of amateur paleontologists in British Columbia, Canada.
UPCOMING TNPS EVENTS
Next General Meeting
Tuesday May 10, 2016
Thompson Rivers University
7:00 PM
Geology Room, S233
Field trips for 2016: Last trip was April 3 to Split Rock. Five of us stayed relatively free of ticks and weather was great. See above photos. One partial fish was found and a number of leaves.
Next Trips: Thursday April 21st to Red Point on Kamloops Lake, weather permitting (dry conditions required). Meet at the Tank Farm parking area just beyond the Airport turnoff on Tranquille Road; depart from there at 9:00 AM. Light hammer and chisel; Eocene shale, fish and vegetation. Very rough road (carpooling). -
Saturday April 23rd to Pinantan Lake (and possibly beyond). Meet at the Husky Station on Highway 5 North (Paul Lake turnoff) for a planned departure at 9:00 AM. Parking for those who will carpool and leave their vehicles can be at the Husky station (pay) or along the Paul Lake road, Heavy hammer and chisel. Limited material (Permian crinoids).
CONTACT US
General Meetings & Program are held at
Thompson Rivers University
Geology Room, S233 @ 7:00pm
on the second Tuesday of each month
September through June
THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
Help with Fossil Prepration
This is a good guide on how to catalogue & preserve fossils:
Places of interest
Excellent Reference Material
CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHIC CHART
http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2014-02.pdf
Contacts:
Derek Neumann, President
250-578-0179
Merve Crawford,Treasurer
250-314-4447