Dinosaur Exacavation and Taphonomic Research Project



I know perfectly well that at this moment the whole universe is listening to us, and that every word we say echoes to the remotest star.
Jean Giraudoux, The Madwoman of Chaillot




Abstracts of Papers Presented



Not only is the Dinosaur Project succeeding in its mission to do basic scientific research and to provide experience for students and teachers, but has resulted in a number of papers presented at national scientific conferences.



High Resolution GPS Mapping in a Vertebrate Taphonomic QuarryNov 2000Geological Society of America
A Remarkable Vertebrate Assemblage from the Lance Formation, Niobrara County, WyomingNov 2001Geological Society of America
Digital Modeling of a Taphonomic Quarry Using GIS SoftwareOct 2002Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
Recreating an Upper Cretaceous Dinosaur Assemblage with GIS SoftwareOct 2003Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
Using Rocket Science to Study Rock Science  *    html version Nov 2004Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
Five Years Experience Using GIS for Data Collection and Analysis in an Upper Cretaceous Dinosaur Quarry in the Lance Formation  *Nov 2004Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
Report on the Utilization of the Z MAX GPS Survey System at Tall Jalul, 2004Nov 2004American Schools of Oriental Research
Taphonomic Windows into an Upper Cretaceous Edmontosaurus BonebedOct 2005Geological Society of America
Development of an On-line Database with GIS Connections for Vertebrate and Other FossilsOct 2005Geological Society of America
Preliminary Depositional Model for an Upper Cretaceous Edmontosaurus BonebedOct 2006Society of Vertebrate Paleontology


* These papers were submitted as part of the Symposium From Cusps to Quarries to Continental Catastrophes: Visualizing Spatial and Temporal Paleontological Elements in a Digital Environment as part of the 64th Annual Meeting of the Society Of Vertebrate Paleontology. After being accepted, they were changed to poster presentations due to scheduling conflicts.

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