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GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 11
Sunday, 25 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 303 (Colorado Convention Center)

T95. Museums at the Forefront of the History and Philosophy of Geology I

GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; History of Earth Sciences Society; Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution
Gary Rosenberg and Renee M. Clary, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
11-1
8:05 AM
MAKING MUSEUMS MATTER: A DISTINGUISHED HISTORY AND AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE (Invited Presentation)
CONNIFF, Richard M., New York Times, 7 Dennis St., Old Lyme, CT 06371, richard.conniff@gmail.com
11-2
8:25 AM
IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT DINOSAURS: HOW NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS HAVE SHAPED PROGRESS IN PALEONTOLOGY (Invited Presentation)
JOHNSON, Kirk, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20013, johnsonkr@si.edu
11-3
8:45 AM
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF PALEONTOLOGY
ALLMON, Warren1, DIETL, Gregory P.2 and ROSS, Robert M.2, (1)Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850; Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, (2)Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, wda1@cornell.edu
 
9:00 AM
Discussion
11-4
9:15 AM
MUSEUMS, PROBLEMATICA, AND TULLIMONSTRUM — A LONG HISTORY OF COMPARATIVE CLASSIFICATION
LIDGARD, Scott, Integrative Research Center, Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605 and MAYER, Paul S., Collections Center, Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605-2496, slidgard@fieldmuseum.org
11-5
9:30 AM
THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION AND PALEONTOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS: MORE DATA AND BETTER ACCESS
NELSON, Gil, iDigBio, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306 and KARIM, Talia S., University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado, 265 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, talia.karim@colorado.edu
11-6
9:45 AM
THE NAMES OF DINOSAUR GENERA: RESTORATIONS OF EXTINCT ANIMALS ROOTED IN ZOOLOGICAL NOMENCLATURE
SIME, John A., Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 251 Hayden Hall, 240 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316, sime@sas.upenn.edu
11-7
10:00 AM
FOSSILS FROM THE FRONTIER: DECADES OF MUSEUM INFLUENCE ON THE PALENTOLOGY OF THE FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS
ANTELL, Gwen S. and MEYER, Herbert W., National Park Service, P.O. Box 185, Florissant, CO 80816, gwenantell@gmail.com
Handouts
  • Antell_GSA2016_presentation.pdf (8.4 MB)
    • 11-8
    10:15 AM
    FILIPPO BUONANNI AND THE KIRCHER MUSEUM
    INGLEHART, Ashley, History and Philosophy of Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, 5549 Queen Mary Apt. 6, 1011 3rd St, Montreal, QC H3X 1V8, Canada, asjingle@indiana.edu
    11-9
    10:30 AM
    LEONARDO DI VINCI AND THE TESTIMONY OF NATURAL COLLECTIONS: RELATIONS BETWEEN GEOLOGY, COLLECTIONS, AND THE ORGANIC THEORY OF FOSSILS
    MIRZA, Ali, History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine, Indiana University, Bloomington, 47408, alimirza@iu.edu
    11-10
    10:45 AM
    MUSEOLOGICAL MUSINGS ON THE WILLIAM SMITH (1769-1839) COLLECTION OF FOSSILS, THE FIRST STRATIGRAPHICALLY CURATED IN ENGLAND (Invited Presentation)
    TORRENS, Hugh, William Smith blg, Keele University, Room 101, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, United Kingdom, h.s.torrens@keele.ac.uk
    11-11
    11:05 AM
    THE GEOLOGIC MAPS OF WILLIAM MACLURE (1763-1840) - AMERICAN GEOLOGIST
    LINDEMANN, John W., Consulting Geologist, 845 Emerald Street, Broomfield, CO 80020, minexgeol@aol.com
    11-12
    11:20 AM
    WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY SHORELINES
    MILLER, Steven, U.S. Geological Survey, Core Research Center, Bldg. 810 MS 975, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225; Western Interior Paleontological Society, P.O. Box 200011, Denver, CO 80220, steve_miller_cs@yahoo.com
    Handouts
  • Bill Cobban’s Shorelines.pptx (5.7 MB)
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    11:35 AM
    Discussion
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