About the
Western Trilobite Association (W.T.A.)
Who
we are: We are a group of dedicated
amateur and professional trilobite collectors whose focus is
on western North America (western U.S.A. and western Canada).
States and Provinces included (so far) are Nevada, California,
Utah, Montana, Idaho, New Mexico, Washington, Colorado, Arizona,
British Columbia and Alberta. Our
group includes teachers, academics, professional and non-professional
palaeontologists and others from a host of varied backgrounds
and careers.
Mission
statement: The organization has a variety of interests
and goals. First
and foremost is the activity of the recreational collection
of trilobites and associated fossils from the Palaeozoic of
our region. Through
our explorations we hope to understand and add to the knowledge
base of this fascinating and still under-explored geological
and palaeontological region. One of our goals, with the assistance
and encouragement of academics, researchers and scholars is
to find new species, add to the knowledge base, and help survey
new areas.
Another
goal is the accumulation of a western regional web-based trilobite
database of photos, specimens, professional research papers
etc.
The
W.T.A. also has a practical interest in land use policies of
the B.L.M. (Bureau of Land Management) and other governmental
entities whose interest lies in the use of public lands.
Our belief is that public lands of non-national or state
park status remain open for the recreational use of amateur
fossil collectors.
Projects:
Ongoing projects such as our trilobite data base are
augmented with collecting field trips, lobbying and correspondence
with the palaeontological academic and research community.
Site
Evolution: This site cannot evolve without the generous
contributions of all amateur and professional palaeontologists
involved. Please feel free to comment on the site, point out
any additions or corrections, contribute photographs of species
not yet up, or add a faunal list for a formation in your area.
Comments:
We try to keep up to date, but it is certainly impossible to
keep up with all the taxonomic name changes and new species
being discovered. This page is merely a first guide for the
trilobites found in many of the Formations. Mistakes will be
frequent, but we will try and update any new changes that are
sent to us (please include the reference). Some changes will
be posted on the Synonomy page, but
not necessarily on all the faunal lists.
Visitor
Services and Contributions:
1.
This site cannot evolve without the generous contributions of
all amateur and professional palaeontologists involved. Please
feel free to comment on the site, point out any additions or
corrections, contribute photographs of species not yet up, or
add a faunal list for a formation in your area.
2.
Do you use this page as a resource? Print out faunal lists,
species lists, references etc.? Identify your species? If
so,
please tell Richie.
Board of Administration:
Richard
Kurkewicz - Chief Administrator
- Communications Director
Kevin
Brett - Web Coordinator - Archivist - Consulting Paleontologist
Roger Perkins -
Western Trilobite Association & Virtual
Fossil Museum Webmaster
George Ast - Secretary - Collections Coordinator
Perry and Maria Damiani - Fieldtrip and Research
Coordinators
Contributors:
Dr.
Linda McCollum - contributing Paleontologist
Dr. Fred Sundberg - contributing Paleontologist
James Cook - contributing amateur Paleontologist
Sam
Gon III - contributing amateur Paleontologist & his
remarkable
Guide
to the Orders of Trilobites
Dr.
Shanan Peters - contributing Paleontologist
Dr. Bruce Lieberman
- contributing Paleontologist
John
Adamek from Fossil
Mall & Tethys
Fossils
- contributing amateur Paleontologist
Brent Lewis - contributing
amateur Paleontologist
White
Mountain Research Station
Dave Comfort
- contributing amateur Paleontologist
Steve Marley - contributing amateur Paleontologist
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