April 10 — Great Basin Chapter Meeting with Nathan Ong

Join the Great Basin Chapter of Utah Friends of Paleontology for a hybrid meeting Thursday April 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Our speaker will be Dr. Nathan Ong who will present: Streamlining Fossil Inventory and Data Analysis Across U.S. National Parks.

Dr. Nathan Ong is a vertebrate paleontologist with expertise in turtle shell paleohistology and extinction resilience at the K/Pg boundary. A dedicated educator and Collections Assistant at the Natural History Museum of Utah, he also brings extensive experience in Utah fieldwork, data management, and museum stewardship. Dr. Ong is passionate about integrating new technology with paleontological data to uncover the microscopic anatomy and physiology of these ancient creatures.

The meeting will be in-person and online. If you want to attend online, click here and complete the registration form. There is a link below to a map if you need it to attend in person at the Utah Department of Natural Resources building.

Photo of Dr. Nathan Onc carrying a pick while working in Cretaceous age badlands looking for fossils.