PAlS

PAlS is a group of friends and supporters of the Section of Invertebrate Paleontology of Carnegie Museum of Natural History. The name comes from the section logo, the trilobite Ameropiltonia lauradanae, the type specimens of which are housed in the section’s collections. PAlS is a PAC (Paleontological Activity Chapter) organized to nurture interest, support, development, and advancement of invertebrate paleontology and geology topics of the tristate region. Membership is open to all individuals interested in these topics.

Membership Benefits

• A free winter lecture on a topic of invertebrate paleontology and/or geology
• A spring fossil collecting/geology field trip
• A family day for youth supporters entitled “Junior Paleontologist for a Day”
• An official PAlS membership card
• A copy of the annual newsletter

Membership is for one year and is available to individuals ($50) and families ($75) with geologic and paleontological interests in the tristate region. Some age restrictions for some activities may apply.

PAlS Application
Adobe PDF version
Microsoft Word version

PAlS News
(newsletters require Acrobat Reader; if you do not have this program, click here for the free download)
2010 Newsletter
2009 Newsletter
2008 Newsletter
2007 Newsletter
2006 Newsletter
2005 Newsletter

Other PAlS Publications include field guides and informational material highlighting the geology of local areas.

PAlS Events

• Winter Lecture 2011
  The winter lunch and lecture was held on January 15. This year's lecture was Geology and Origin of the Marcellus Shale. The lecture concentrated on how and why the Marcellus Shale was deposited more than 390 million years ago, and reasons for it being such an important energy resource.
• Junior Paleontologist for A Day
  The Junior Paleontologist for a Day workshop examines rocks and fossils from the Marcellus Shale. Held in the Section of Invertebrate Paleontology lab on Saturday, May 14, at 10 a.m.
• Fall Field Trip 2011
  Date TBD
  Geology of the Marcellus Shale

For more information
Albert D. Kollar
Collections Manager, Section of Invertebrate Paleontology
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
kollara@carnegiemnh.org
412.622.5513