Paleontology on Public Lands 25TH ANNUAL TATE CONFERENCE and 11TH Conference on Fossil Resources 125 College Drive • Casper, WY 82601 © Copyright Tate Geological Museum, Casper, Wyo. 82601. All rights reserved. No part of this guide may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the director of the Tate Geological Museum. Casper College is an equal opportunity institution and as such, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, veteran status, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law in admission or access to or treatment or employment in its educational programs or activities. Direct inquiries or complaints to Linda Toohey, associate vice president for student services at 125 College Dr., Casper, WY 82601, 307-268-2667, or [email protected], or the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 1244 Speer Blvd, Ste 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582; 303-844-5695 or TDD 303-844-3417. Sponsored by the Tate Geological Museum at Casper College and the Paleontology on Public Lands Alliance May 30-June 2, 2019, in Casper, Wyoming on the Casper College campus Paleontology on Public Lands 25TH ANNUAL TATE CONFERENCE and 11TH Conference on Fossil Resources Welcome 1 Thank You 1 Student Scholarship 1 Schedule 2-6 Field Trips 7 Keynote Speaker: Andrew Farke 9-10 Abstract – “What Will You Do With Your Moment in Time? Paleontological History, Research, and Education at the Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology” Abstracts 11-61 Jean-Pierre Cavigelli 11-12 Georgia Knauss 13 Aubrey Bonde, Mark Slaughter, and Mark Sappington 14 Barbara A. Beasley 15-16 Brent H. Breithaupt, Neffra A. Matthews, Philip A. Gensler, Colin R. Dunn, and Spencer G. Lucas 17-18 Colin R. Dunn 19-20 Cyrus C. Green, David Bustos, Matthew Bennett, and Thomas Urban 21 John R. Wood, Vincent L. Santucci, Andrew R.C. Milner, Jeff Wolin, and Vince Rossi 23-24 Dennis O. Terry Jr., Deborah W. Woodcock, Herbert W. Meyer, and Sarah E. Allen 25-26 Herbert W. Meyer, Conni J. O’Connor, and Michael M. Kelly 27 Daniel N. Spivak and Allison R. Vitkus 28 Allison R. Vitkus and Daniel N. Spivak 29 Gregory A. Liggett 31-32 Scott E. Foss and Kathy Hollis 33-34 Andrew Stanton 35-36 Scott E. Foss 37-38 Gregory A. Liggett and Philip A. Gensler 39 Douglas G. Wolfe 41-42 Emmett Evanoff 43-44 Dale E. Greenwalt 45-46 Barbara A. Beasley 47 Robin L. Hansen and H. Gregory McDonald 49-50 E.N. Starck and Emmett Evanoff 51-52 Erin E. Eichenberg 53-54 Justin S. Tweet and Vincent L. Santucci 55-56 John Gallucci, Paul V. Ullmann, and Dennis O. Terry Jr. 57-58 Dennis O. Terry Jr. 59-60 Eric Scott 61 Posters 63-74 Casper College Map SF DL 10 WA CS P O P L A R TM S MA T . E V EC I EI E R V D 9 I E R G TA E D L Murane Fields L L O C A D N E S O J WH Tennis WT Courts E T - V B I R D I D R R I V E D S U E P V I M CA R 8 A D C O C S I 6 L TB 7 D A RH O R GW N I A T N 5 U O M R BU E P S A C PS KT LS UU 4 MU 3 E V AH LI I R D C A M P U S D R I V E E G E L D R I V E L A M P U S SH O C 2 C HS 1 VA LH D R I V E C O L L E G E W O L C O T T S N T R E E WM T Map produced by mapformation.com, July 2012 AH Aley Hall LH Liesinger Hall TB Erickson Thunderbird Gym BU Thorson Institute of Business LI Goodstein Foundation Library TM Tate Geological Museum CA Civic Apartments LS Loftin Life Science Center UU Union/University Building CS McMurry Career Studies Center MA Maintenance Building VA Goodstein Visual Arts Center DL Doornbos Livestock Facility MU Music Building WA Werner Agricultural Pavilion EC Early Childhood Learning Center PS Wold Physical Science Center WH Wheeler Terrace Apartments EI Skelton Energy Institute RH Residence Hall WM Werner Wildlife Museum GW Nolte Gateway Center SF Storage Facility WT Werner Technical Center HS Saunders Health Science Center SH Strausner Hall 1 Parking Lots KT Krampert Theatre TA Thorson Apartments 1 CFR at the Tate Geological Museum, Casper College WELCOME TO CASPER AND THE TATE GEOLOGICAL MUSEUM Welcome to the 25th annual Tate Conference and the Tate Geological Museum. This year we are excited to partner with the Paleontology on Public Lands Alliance. While the museum has hosted a conference almost every year for the last 26 years, when Georgia Knauss proposed combining the two this year, we thought it was a great idea! We hope this year’s theme, “Paleontology on Public Lands,” will be instructional as well as educational. In a world where laws and regulations continually change, it is through conferences like these that we can all remain up-to-date and knowledgeable about the resources that we work to protect. Communication is the key to being responsible stewards and in keeping with that theme, this year’s speakers will cover fossil collecting, policies, management, education, and current research that affects us here, in the Rocky Mountain West. THANK YOU This year we are doing the Tate Conference as a joint effort with the Conference on Fossil Resources. We owe a big thank you to all the organizers from that end of the spectrum. They include: Georgia Knauss Eric Scott Barbara Beasley Greg Liggett Darrin Pagnac A few other BLM folks who have Dennis Terry Dale Hanson helped along the way: Scott Foss Vince Santucci Con Trumbull Sally Shelton Bruce Schumacher Brent Breithaupt Cullen Hardy Casper College for supporting the Tate Geological Museum and the annual Tate Conference. Sarah Schneider who helped organize all sorts of in-town and on-campus logistics. Natrona County Roads and Parks for allowing us access and collecting permission to Hell’s Half Acre. Russell Hawley, as usual, for his drawings; including, the logo. And of course, all the speakers and their superiors who allowed/encouraged them to present here. Anton Wroblewski for a king donation. THE FUJITA FAMILY STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP The Fujita Family Student Scholarship helps a Casper College student attend the Tate Conference. Started in 2017 by longtime Tate supporter Lisa Fujita in memory of her husband Rich and daughter Julien. Lisa’s husband was a strong supporter of Casper College and wanted to help students whenever possible. One of his wishes was for Lisa to take on this role after his passing from cancer. Lisa got her associate degree in museum studies at Casper College and was employed at the Nicolaysen Art Museum here in Casper. She fondly remembers receiving scholarships as a student to attend museumology conferences, and wants to pass this opportunity along, and do it in honor of her family. She has chosen to provide seed money to help Casper College geology students and we hope to be able to raise a bit more money to be able to sponsor a student’s attendance for many years to come. We thank Lisa and son Sam, for providing this opportunity in memory of Rich and Julien. Thanks also to anyone who would like to help grow this fund. We need support beyond the initial seed money to keep this fund going. If any conference participants would like to contribute any amount please talk to Museums Director Patti Wood Finkle. We just might pass the hat during the keynote dinner as well. Paleontology on Public Lands 2 All events are located in the Sharon J. Nichols Auditorium, Room 160, McMurry Career Studies Center two buildings south of the Tate Geological Museum, unless otherwise noted. WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2019 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Early check-in at the Tate Geological Museum THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2019 Field trip; meet at the Tate Geological Museum 7:15-7:45 a.m. Check-in at the Tate Geological Museum for field trip folks 7:45 a.m. Load ’em up for field trip 8 a.m. Leave on field trip to Alcova area 5 p.m. Return to Tate 6-8 p.m. Icebreaker at The Science Zone with dinner and a cash bar 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Museum open all day for check-in for nonfield trippers FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2019 Sharon J. Nichols Auditorium, McMurry Career Studies Center, Casper College (CS 160) 7:30-8:20 a.m. Check-in 8:30-8:40 a.m. Welcome by the Tate Geological Museum Staff and Paleontology on Public Lands Alliance 8:45-9 a.m. Jean-Pierre Cavigelli, Tate Geological Museum “An Example of a Co-operative Venture; Tate and Bureau of Land Management” 9:05-9:20 a.m. Darrin Pagnac, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Georgia Knauss, SWCA Environmental Consultants “Let Us Try: Monitoring and Salvage Paleontology with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers” 9:25-9:40 a.m. Aubrey Bonde, Great Basin Institute Mark Slaughter, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Mark Sappington, National Park Service “Bureau of Reclamation Lower Colorado Region is on Board with the Platte River Power Authority” 9:45-10 a.m.