Thanks to Luke Nelson, who recently graduated with his Master's degree, for presenting last Friday! It was a fascinating exploration of a large sabre-toothed fish, Enchodus, which lived in Alberta in the Late Cretaceous. youtu.be/czalifQ16J8 #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #fish #alberta

The anatomy, taxonomy, and tooth replacement of a sabre-toothed Cretaceous fish

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Come sleep with dinosaurs! The APS is heading to the Royal Tyrrell Museum for our Dinovember sleepover, November 13 - 14. $54 per person (food, activities, and admission included). Details and sign up: albertapaleo.org/events/field... #palaeontology #palaeontology #fossils #dinosaurs #alberta

Earlier in August, the APS went to Kananaskis! We looked at the area around Moose Mountain and found lots of fossils, including crinoids, brachiopods, and worm traces. Thanks especially to Jayden Aragon for taking such spectacular photos! #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #alberta #kananaskis

More palaeo events! August 17: Tyrant Lizard Kings and Queens, Eh? @ Calgary, AB August 21 - 22, : Night at the Museum @ Wembley, AB August 22: Pipestone Creek Bonebed Tour @ Wembley, AB albertapaleo.org/events/calen... (1 / 2) #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #dinosaurs #events

August 14, 6:30 - 9:15 pm: The End of Oak Street Premiere @ Drumheller, AB August 15, 1 - 4:30 pm: Tyndall Stone Tour @ Calgary, AB August 17, 2026, 6 - 9 pm: Tyrant Lizard Kings and Queens, Eh? @ Calgary, AB albertapaleo.org/events/calen... #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #dinosaurs #events

The field trip season is in full swing! This past weekend Tako Koning led a popular trip to the K-Pg extinction layer in southern Alberta. If you'd like to sign up for our other trips, registrations close August 1! albertapaleo.org/events/field... #palaeontology #fossils #alberta #dinosaurs

Join us to look for microfossils! We'll be in Rm. B140 at Mount Royal University, Calgary. No experience is necessary - we're happy to show you the ropes! October 18 November 1 November 22 December 6 albertapaleo.org/events #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #alberta #microfossils

Exciting palaeo events! July 29 6 - 9pm: Fossil Treasures from the Burgess Shale @ TELUS Spark, Calgary, AB August 2, 6:30 - 8:30 pm: Devil's Coulee - Sunset Tour of the Fossil Site @ Warner, AB albertapaleo.org/events/calen... #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #dinosaurs #events

Another exciting palaeo event this week! Wednesday, July 15, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Dino Day @ Legend Art Gallery Lethbridge, AB (Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum & Legend Art Gallery) albertapaleo.org/events/calen... #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #dinosaurs #events

First field trip! Dr. Chris Jass and Katherine Bramble led us around the collections at the Royal Alberta Museum, showing us the parts of the collection that the public doesn't get to see. albertapaleo.org/events/field... #palaeontology #paleontology #quaternary #fossils #mammals #alberta

These are the fossils of the Dawn Redwood, Metasequoia. These plants thrived in the Late Cretaceous swamps and deltas of Alberta. Notably, there's a living species of this genus! #palaeontology #paleontology #fossilfriday #fossils #plants #alberta

For this Fossil Friday we have the claw bone (ungual phalanx) from a small theropod (potentially Troodon or Saurornithlestes) from the Dinosaur Park Formation in southern Alberta. #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #fossilfriday #dinosaurs #alberta

Happy Fossil Friday! This fossil is the feeding appendage of Anomalocaris canadensis, and was found at the Mt. Stephen trilobite beds in Yoho National Park. #palaeontology #paleontology #fossilfriday #fossils #anomalocaris #bc

This week’s Fossil Friday is a Late Cretaceous sea star from Alberta (APS 1987.038). It was found in the Cardium Formation, which formed along the shallow margin of the Western Interior Seaway. #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #seastar #fossilfriday

Another video posted! This time it's Dr. Leslie Eliuk discussing Canadian fossil reefs which you can reach by car. youtu.be/qXqOIl4DHrQ This was the main presentation at our May 8 monthly meeting. These meetings are free and open to the public! #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #reef #alberta

Reefs by the Roadside – a preliminary guide to easily accessible Canadian fossil reef localities

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The final video of Paleo 2026 has been posted! Dr. Emily Bamforth presents the history of Triceratops and how Canadian specimens have been vital in learning about them! youtu.be/QWexKRtTwvw #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #alberta #dinosaurs #triceratops

Three-Horned Faceoff: A Tale of Canadian Triceratops and Why They Matter

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This week’s Fossil Friday is a tooth of Sandalodus, a Carboniferous shark. This animal was swimming in the tropical seas that covered Alberta roughly 350 million years ago. #palaeontology #paleontology #fossilfriday #fossil #shark #alberta

The penultimate video from Paleo 2026 is now posted! Kano Sasaguchi explains how a new imaging method, Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), provides new insights into insect fossils! youtu.be/Aj2-o8gBzVY #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #insects #alberta

Alberta's Paleocene Insects: New Insights from a Fossil Legacy

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Another video from Paleo 2026 has been posted! Dr. Jon Noad explains different often-overlooked trace fossils and uses comparison with living traces to show how these fossils are more numerous than we think. youtu.be/p0nbgKmYcbo #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #ichnology #alberta

Left Behind: Previously Unrecognized Trace Fossils with Stories to Tell

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This week’s Fossil Friday is the preserved cast of a late Cretaceous crayfish, Eryma ornatus, found in Southern Alberta. It was found by Lawrence Halmrast and is APS 1990.011. Photo credit Howard Allen. #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #crayfish #alberta #fossilfriday

Our last monthly meeting before summer break is this Friday! We'll be learning about easily accessible fossil reef locations with Dr. Leslie Eliuk. Friday, May 8, 7:30 - 9pm @ Mount Royal University, Calgary albertapaleo.org/events/calen... #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #dinosaurs #events

This week’s Fossil Friday is a Saurornitholestes tooth from the Dinosaur Park Formation. Saurornitholestes was closely related to Velociraptor, and the serrations on this tooth helped it cut into the flesh of its prey. #palaeontology #paleontology #fossilfriday #fossils #dinosaurs #alberta

Another talk from Paleo 2026 posted! This one is Tako Koning discussing the Driftwood Shale, a beautifully preserved Eocene ecosystem. youtu.be/loYy-JK8ifM #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #alberta

The Driftwood Canyon Fossil Beds - A Highly Diverse Eocene-age Terrestrial Paleoecology

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This week’s Fossil Friday is a vertebral centrum from a Late Cretaceous crocodile. The centrum is the main body of a vertebra. This specimen was found by Judith Aldama in Montana and is catalogued as APS 2013.11. #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #fossilfriday #crocodile #alberta

Another recording from the Paleo 2026 symposium has been posted! Learn about recent research on placoderms (early armoured fishes like Dunkleosteus) with Dr. Melina Jobbins of the University of Manitoba! youtu.be/uP6ta7MP1ZY #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #fish #placoderms #alberta

Fishes in a Suit of Armour - The Story of Placoderms, One of Our Oldest Jawed Relatives

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This week’s Fossil Friday is a complete phacopid trilobite from the Ordovician, still in its shale matrix. This specimen was donated by Dr. Monika Shulz and is APS2013.002. #paleontology #paleontology #fossilfriday #fossils #trilobite #alberta

This week’s Fossil Friday is a pair of enamelled gar scales. Gars are ray-finned fish whose bodies are covered in tough, often shiny scales; the enamelled surface helps protect them and gives many specimens a distinctive look. #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #fossilfriday #fish #alberta

Did you miss our Paleo 2026 symposium? Join Dr. Julien Divay as he explains the surprising utility of fish microvertebrate fossils, what they can tell us about the palaeoenvironment, and what further work is needed! youtu.be/XuSDwXmxclQ #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #fish #alberta

Tracing Faunal and Environmental Changes Through Time: The Power of Fish Microvertebrate Fossils

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This week’s Fossil Friday is a scute from a nodosaur (the spiky ankylosaurs without tail clubs). Credit: Donald Sabo. APS 1987.12. #palaeontology #paleontology #fossilfriday #fossils #nodosaur #dinosaurs #alberta

April 1, 6 - 6:45 pm: Dinosaur Eggs & Babies (Royal Tyrrell) April 3, 6 - 9 pm: Palaeo Paint Night @ Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum April 5, 4:30 - 5:15 pm: Discovering Dinosaurs (Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology) albertapaleo.org/events/calen... #palaeontology #fossils #dinosaurs #events