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
July 13, 2025
In-Person Event
Southern CA Paleo Society Auction
Here is your chance to collect fossils, paleo books and amazing tools at incredible prices!
This Meeting:
SEEKING FOSSIL DONATIONS: This auction is an excellent opportunity to clear out your storage spaces, share your wonderful collections with our members, and help support the Society!
August 3, 2025
No Lecture
No Meeting
This Meeting:
The SoCalPaleo Society does not hold meetings or lead field trips in August.
September 7, 2025
In-Person Lecture
The Earliest Modern Terrestrial Ecosystems: Exceptional Fossils from Central Germany
Dr. Stuart Sumida
Dr. Sumida is a professor of Biology at Cal State University, San Bernardino, and is currently the President of Vertebrate Paleontology. He is an expert on Permian Dimetrodon fossils, as well as German fossils, and film animation.
This Meeting:
October 5, 2025
In-Person Event
TBD
Dr. Adam Huttenlocker
TBD
This Meeting:
November 2, 2025
Lecture via Zoom
Now You See it, Now You Don't - Black Light Reveals Spectacular Color Patterns on 2 and 3.8 Million-Year-Old North Carolina Fossils
Linda McCall
Linda McCall has written more than half a dozen papers on fossil sites in Oklahoma and Central Texas, as well as more than a dozen Abstracts on Avocational paleontology in Oklahoma, Texas, North Carolina, and Florida, and the conundrum of amateur collecting and collections.
This Meeting:
Ms McCall has insights into the relationships among amateur collectors, professionals, and even fossil dealers.