Meetings
A Community for Fans of Pre-History!
Whether you're an amateur or a professional in paleontology, you are welcome in this community. Members convene on the first Sunday of the month* to hear a lecture from a professional paleontologist, to show and tell their latest finds, and to share news on paleo-related events and dig sites. Can't make it to the meeting in-person? Members are sent a Zoom link to attend virtually before each meeting. Not a Member but considering joining? Attend your first Meeting in-person for free and see if it's a good fit!
Meeting Location 🏛️
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Exposition Park Constituent Service & Training Center🔗 - Facility access made possible by the generosity of the NHMLAC and Luis M. Chiappe, Head of Research and Collections.
Where to Park 🚗
Take the LA Metro 🚅
*Always check the Meeting schedule: Sometimes we meet on the 2nd Sunday to avoid scheduling conflicts (ex: Super Bowl Sunday), and traditionally there is no Meeting in August.
Calendar
March 2, 2025
In-Person Lecture
All the Better to Eat You With: The Feeding Adaptations and Ecology of Tyrannosaurs
Dr. Francois Therrien
Dr. Francois Therrien of the Royal Tyrrell Museum is the curator of Dinosaur Paleoecology. By studying the paleoecology of extinct animals, he aims to determine how animals behaved when they were alive, and what the world they lived in looked like.
This Meeting:
Cash or PayPal is accepted for the opportunity drawing!
April 6, 2025
Lecture via Zoom
Dinosaurs of California
Dick Hilton
Dick Hilton is a Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences, Sierra College. Professor Hilton has found dinosaur bones in Northern CA, Giant Turtles in Wyoming, T-Rex, Triceratops, baby Triceratops, and a skull of a Pachycephalosaurus in Montana, among many other finds.
This Meeting:
Cash or PayPal is accepted for the opportunity drawing!
May 4, 2025
In-Person Lecture
The Natural History of Sabertooth Cats
Blaire Van Valkenburgh, PhD
Dr. Van Valkenburgh holds the Donald R. Dickey Chair in Vertebrate Biology in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA. She is the Curator of the Donald R. Dickey Collection of Birds and Mammals, as well as Associate Dean of Academic Programs in the Division of Life Sciences. Dr. Van Valkenburgh has worked on 120 publications focused on the biology and paleontology of carnivorous mammals, such as hyenas, wolves, and lions. She has appeared in various television documentaries on prehistoric predators ranging from Terror Birds to Sabertooth Cats.
This Meeting:
Cash or PayPal is accepted for the opportunity drawing!