GEOL 491: Field Paleontology

Hosted by: Elevation Science Institute / Montana State University-Billings

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Skye with a Diplodocus fossil at our 'Mother's Day Site'.

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2022 students at the end of their scouting mission.

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2023-06-25-2023-07-08

https://elevationscience.org/college-students

Description

This course is designed to provide extensive field-based opportunities for students to interpret the paleoecological conditions present in the Bighorn Basin region during the Mesozoic and early Cenozoic eras. Students will spend their days searching for, collecting, excavating, and documenting fossils, fossil localities, and geological evidence for the paleoenvironmental conditions that existed in this region many millions of years ago. Most field collecting and instruction will focus on the Jurassic Morrison Formation, with potential additional opportunities to work in the latest Cretaceous Lance Formation. Students also will learn about the larger-scale regional geology, stratigraphy, and paleogeography.

Throughout the course, you will work alongside paleontologists and graduate students with various backgrounds and fields of expertise. Informal evening classroom sessions will provide interactive instruction and hands-on activities. Basecamp is a beautiful, historic camp on the edge of the Beartooth Mountains outside of Red Lodge, Montana.

Credits

3 Credit Hours

Application Deadline

2023-04-30

Costs

Tuition - 450
Other course fees - 3700

Other Important Information

The course fee includes all meals, room & board, field equipment, instruction, and transportation once you arrive in Billings, MT.

NOTE: We do not provide transportation from your home to Billings.

Contact Info

For more information, contact Jason Schein (JSchein@ElevationScience.org) or Dr. Rick Schmidt (RSchmidt@ElevationScience.org)