WIPS Class - Introduction to Invertebrate Paleontology (2 of 2)

Introduction to Invertebrate Paleontology

Dates: Two-part class, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2-6 pm and Saturday, Feb. 28, noon-4 pm

This is a paid event $10 for adults and $5 for high schoolers. We will collect money at the door, no young children.

Instructors: Dennis Gertenbach and Shellie Luallin

Location: Secular Hub Community Center in Denver

Age: Adults and high school students

Cost: $10 adults, $5 high schoolers (One charge covers one or both classes)

Most of the fossils we collect on Western Interior Paleontology Society (WIPS) trips are invertebrates – animals without backbones. Understanding when invertebrates lived during different times in Earth’s past and the environment in which they lived, along with being able to identify different invertebrate fossils, helps enrich our experiences on field trips.

This two-day class is designed for beginners and intermediate fossil lovers, each of the major invertebrate phyla will be covered, with lots of fossils to study. In addition to the information discussed during the two classes, participants will receive an electronic handout with the covered materials. You can attend one or both classes and only pay once.

Dennis Gertenbach and Shellie Luallin are long-time WIPS members who have led multiple field trips over the years. Because of their extensive knowledge of invertebrates, they are active paleo volunteers for the Mines Museum of Earth Science and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.