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OCTOBER
9-12, 2019
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ABOUT THE 2019
ANNUAL MEETING LOGO
The logo for the 79th annual meeting of the
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in 2019
was designed by Gilbert Price and Jonathan
Cramb. It depicts three iconic fossil vertebrates
of Australia - the Devonian Gogo Fish,
Mcnamaraspis; Cretaceous ornithopod dinosaur,
Muttaburrasaurus; and Pleistocene mega-
marsupial, Diprotodon. The colours symbolize
the ‘sunburnt country’ (a line from a famous
Australian poem) and the ‘Red Centre’.
SOCIETY OF
VERTEBRATE
PALEONTOLOGY
Founded in 1940 by 34
paleontologists, the Society now
has more than 2,400 members
representing professionals,
students, artists, preparators and
others interested in vertebrate
paleontology. It is organized
exclusively for educational and
scientific purposes, with the
object of advancing the science
of vertebrate paleontology.
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EXPLORE THE OUTSTANDING SESSIONS
AND EVENTS AT THIS YEAR’S MEETING
From pre- and post-meeting field trips to unique presentations and more, don’t miss an opportunity to learn
about the most significant finds in vertebrate paleontology.
Welcome Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Host Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Collections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Abstract Submission Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Session Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Alfred Sherwood Romer Prize Presentation Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
E & O Poster Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Edwin H. and Margaret M. Colbert Award Poster Presentations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Preparators’ Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Regular Sessions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Podium Symposia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Awards, Grants, Prizes and Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Exhibits and Special Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Take advantage of the seven field trip and seven workshop opportunities.
Field Trips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Workshops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Special Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Special Lecture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Welcome Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Student and Postdoc Roundtable and Reprint Exchange. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Annual Benefit Auction and Social . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Awards Ceremony. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
After Hours Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Schedule at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Registration for the SVP 79th Annual Meeting will open in May. See the SVP website for more information.
Venue, Lodging, and Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Local Area Attractions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Click the dinosaur skull to check the Annual Meeting
website for updates and schedule changes.
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G’DAY!
The Host Committee of the 79th Annual Meeting is delighted
to welcome all participants to the Society of Vertebrate Brisbane, Australia
Paleontology’s 2019 meeting in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
The meeting will take place at the Brisbane Convention and
Exhibition Centre, ideally located in the unique riverside cultural and
lifestyle precinct of South Brisbane.
The 79th meeting will be only the third SVP to be hosted outside of North
America, and the first one in the Southern Hemisphere. The meeting is co-hosted by The University of
Queensland and the Queensland Museum. Although vertebrate fossils were first recognised in Australia
by Europeans in the 1830s, global interest in the continent’s vertebrate fossil record was invigorated in the
1950s and 1960s following the fieldwork and research of American paleo-mammalogist, Dr. Ruben Stirton, and his
team of students including Richard Tedford and Michael Woodburne. Interest in Australian vertebrate paleontology
grew considerably after that time, culminating in the inaugural Conference on Australasian Vertebrate Evolution,
Palaeontology, and Systematics, an informal, voluntarily organised biennial meeting first held in Brisbane in 1987. The
79th SVP meeting represents a coming-of-age for Australian vertebrate paleontology.
Brisbane’s location at the capital of Queensland’s premier tourist region presents the ideal opportunity for delegates
to enjoy a microcosm of Australia’s iconic experiences. World Heritage-listed rainforests, amazing beaches, islands,
wineries, and the internationally famous Australia Zoo – home of the ‘Crocodile Hunter’ – are all easily accessible
within an hour of the city. It is even possible to do day trips to the Great Barrier Reef from Brisbane. The Queensland
Museum’s geoscience collection, based in the Brisbane suburb of Hendra, is the largest palaeontological collection
in Australia and one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.
2019 represents the first SVP Annual Meeting held on a Gondwanan continent and provides a gateway to the major
regions of global paleontological significance including other cities and regional locations around Australia, New
Zealand, Antarctica, and Southeast Asia. Queensland in particular is home to:
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he Riversleigh World Heritage Area considered The earliest known crown-group marsupials along
by Sir David Attenborough as one of the four most with some of the oldest evidence for echo-locating
important fossil sites on Earth; bats, song birds, and extant genera of frogs; and
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new and diverse suite of Cretaceous-aged The Chinchilla Fauna, Australia’s most extensive
dinosaur sites critical in the understanding of Pliocene vertebrate fossil locality and one
Gondwanan biogeography; that contains the forbearers to most modern
Australian marsupials.
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he earliest known Carboniferous
tetrapods in Gondwana;
We invite everyone to attend the Welcome Reception
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he youngest uncontested
at the Queensland Museum where we will highlight
Australian Pleistocene megafauna
Queensland’s rich heritage in vertebrate paleontology.
site, Neds Gully, just a stone's throw
We hope that you will enjoy all that Brisbane, Queensland,
from Brisbane
and Australia more broadly has to offer during the 79th
Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology!
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79TH ANNUAL MEETING
HOST COMMITTEE
Gilbert Price (Co-chair) Scott Hocknull (Co-chair)
The University of Queensland Queensland Museum
Vera Weisbecker Steve Salisbury Carole Burrow
The University of Queensland The University of Queensland Queensland Museum
John Long Julien Louys Andrew Rozefelds
Flinders University Griffith University Queensland Museum
Gregory Webb Sue Hand
The University of Queensland University of New South Wales
Sue Turner Espen Knutsen
Queensland Museum Queensland Museum
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COLLECTIONS
Paleontological Collections:
Geosciences Research and Collections Facility, Queensland Museum (Hendra, Brisbane).
Queensland Museum is the custodian of the State Collection for Queensland. The Geosciences Program cares for
one of the largest collections of rocks, fossils and minerals in the Southern Hemisphere and includes many iconic
vertebrate fossils. The Geosciences collections, laboratories and staff are housed in a facility located in suburban
north Brisbane (Hendra) at the Hendra Geosciences Research and Collection Facility, approximately 30mins travel
via public transport from the main Queensland Museum in South Brisbane, just across the road from the Brisbane
Convention and Exhibition Centre. The South Brisbane Museum hosts international travelling exhibitions along with
several permanent exhibitions, including the palaeontologically-themed Lost Creatures. This display includes many
replica and real fossil specimens from the Geosciences collection, including the type specimens of Kunbarrasaurus,
Isisfordia, Wintonopus and Siderops. The Geosciences collection boasts a wide range of Australian vertebrate fossils,
including type specimens of Palaeozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic taxa.
Geosciences Research and Collections Facility Open Day! Sunday, 13th Oct, 2019.
The Geosciences team will welcome SVP delegates to the collection on Sunday, 13th Oct, 2019 by hosting an open
day at the facility where hourly tours will be provided for delegates to see many of the iconic specimens not currently
on display, such as the type specimens of Muttaburrasaurus and Rhoetosaurus. The collections also include uniquely
Australian megafauna, fossils from the World Heritage Fossil Mammal Site (Riversleigh) and Palaeozoic tetrapods…
among many others!
Queensland Museum Geosciences welcomes SVP delegates to Brisbane, along with their families, with a unique
opportunity to visit our Hendra Collection and Research Facility, located at 122 Gerler Rd. Hendra, Brisbane, on Sunday
13th October, 2019. Hourly behind-the-scenes tours will showcase many of Australia’s iconic fossils from our collections.
Free tours will commence at 10am, 11am, 12noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm with the last tour commencing at 4pm. Each tour
will take approx. 40 mins in length with arrival required 15mins prior to your tour commencing.
As the tour includes a visit to our labs and collection store, safety regulations require that all guests must wear
covered-in shoes.
Maximum tour sizes apply so please register your interest below or risk being turned away.
Register by emailing the curators or collection manager at geosciences.inquiry@qm.qld.gov.au
Please provide your name, institution, how many people will be attending, and a preferred time for your tour.
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COLLECTIONS CONTINUED
Geosciences Research and Collections Facility Access to Collections for Research Purposes.
Visitors wishing to access the QM Geosciences Collection to undertake specific research are required to complete
this application form for approval by QM management. Research visits occurring pre-, post- and during the
Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology’s 2019 annual meeting will require logistical collaboration and planning with
Geosciences curatorial and collection staff. This is due to the impacts of staff availability, specimen access and
collection space requirements leading up to, during and after the meeting. It is expected that access requests to
individual specimens by multiple independent researchers may occur. Therefore we will require the cooperation of
researchers to possibly include group-based access into their visit. This will ensure we can both accommodate as
many requests as possible, and minimise risk to specimens by reducing handling and movement.
NOTE: the Geosciences Collections will be closed to research visitation on Tuesday 8th Oct due to the facility
hosting an all day workshop; and on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th Oct, post the meeting due to the open day.
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lick the dinosaur skull for a research application
form (also available on the SVP website).
Getting to Geosciences Research and Collections Facility!
The Queensland Museum Geosciences Program Research and Collections Facility is located at 122 Gerler Rd Hendra,
Brisbane. Please be aware that travel times will apply if staying near the conference venue at South Brisbane.
Public Transport
Bus 301 (Cultural Centre –City-Valley-Ascot-Hendra-Toombul) taken from the South Brisbane
Cultural Centre station, platform 1 to Gerler Rd at Newmarket Street (stop 41/38 Hendra). The bus
takes approx. 35 mins and the bus stop is only 150m from the front door.
Please consult local public transport website for more information:
https://translink.com.au/
Private Transport
The quickest route is via the Inner City Bypass (ICB) from South Brisbane to
Hendra. Access the ICB via the William Jolly Bridge and Caxton Street and
stay on the ICB until Kingsford Smith Drive. Take Kingsford Smith Drive
for 2.4km and then turn left at Nudgee Road. Travel along Nudgee
Rd for 2km and turn left at Gerler Rd. Continue for 350m and the
facility is on the right. Parking is available at the front of the
building or along the street.
Please consult Google Maps for more information.
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COLLECTIONS CONTINUED
Other Collections in Brisbane:
Queensland Museum has a modern collection of fishes, reptiles and mammals. This is a separate department
currently located at the South Brisbane museum (across the road from the Brisbane Exhibition and Convention
Centre) with separate access requirements. Access to modern collections would need to address the relevant
curator on a request by request basis. Please visit the Queensland Museum website.
For specific access requirements
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Other Collections in Queensland:
Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History, Winton, Queensland
Eromanga Natural History Museum, Eromanga, Queensland
Kronosaurus Korner, Richmond, Queensland
Boulia Stonehouse Museum, Boulia, Queensland.
Other Collections in Australia:
Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales
Museums Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia
Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia
Museum of Central Australia, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
GUIDELINES
Alfred Sherwood Romer Prize Session
Education and Outreach Poster Session
SUBMISSION
Preparators’ Session
DEADLINES
Regular Session S
ubmission deadline for the
Alfred Sherwood Romer Prize is
ymposium Session
S March 20, 2019, 11:59 PM US EST
(invited submissions only)
S
ubmission deadline for the Program
rogram for Scientists from Economically
P for Scientists from Economically
Developing Nations (SEDN) Developing Nations (SEDN) is
Please Note: For 2019, abstracts for SEDN March 20, 2019, 11:59 PM US EST
-- Program for Scientists from Economically
S
ubmission deadline for
Developing Nations – MUST be submitted on this
site. If you have questions about the program, all other abstracts is
please visit the awards page at http://vertpaleo.org/ May 1, 2019, 11:59 PM US EST
Awards/Award-%285%29.aspx for details.
Guidelines
By submitting your abstract, you are agreeing to abide by the SVP Ethics Guidelines. In particular, your submission
must be fully consistent with SVP policy that the research specimens referred to in your presentation are deposited
in an appropriate, publicly accessible repository and that other relevant data (e.g., those derived from tracksites,
geochemical analyses, etc.) are destined to be made available in full at the time of publication. Specimens currently
available for sale on the commercial market cannot be mentioned in abstracts, nor can specimens in the collections
of private individuals. All work reported must have been conducted within the legal and ethical frameworks of the
country in which it was carried out.
By submitting your abstract, you are agreeing to prepare a presentation for the SVP annual meeting. If you are
unable to attend, you are also confirming that you have arranged for an alternate presenter to give your presentation
in your absence.
By submitting your abstract, you are agreeing to abide by the SVP Copyright Permission Requests Policy.
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Copyright Permission Requests Policy
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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
GUIDELINES CONTINUED
Abstracts should clearly state the goal of the study and include relevant information on specimens or taxa examined,
methods, results or findings, and the significance of the results.
A maximum of 500 characters is permitted for the Do not include citations, references, figures, captions,
abstract title. or ad hominem statements.
maximum of 2200 characters is permitted for the
A se of trade names necessary to accurately identify
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abstract body. products, materials, or equipment is permitted only
in Preparators’ Session abstracts. Trade names shall
maximum of 150 characters is permitted for
A not be used for the purpose of advertising products
acknowledgment of funding sources.
or services.
Blank spaces between words and formatting tags
(such as bold or italic) will not count as characters.
Abstracts failing to follow these guidelines will be removed from consideration for the annual meeting.
Submission Instructions
You do not have to complete the submission in one o add an author, please type the author's name in the
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session. You may log back into the site using your search box and search for his/her name. If the author is
email address and password to complete or modify your an SVP member, his/her name will come up and you can
submission at any time before the deadline. add him/her to your list of co-authors. If the author is not
an SVP member, you will see the message "No Search
Be sure to check all of your entries thoroughly before Results for this Author Search". Next click on "Add New
selecting the “Submit” button. Author" under the search box and complete entry of the
The abstract submission site works best with Internet author information.
Explorer 8+, and the most current versions of Google TWO (2) first-authored abstracts can be submitted for
Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari using PC consideration if, and only if, one of those abstracts
and Mac. The site is not designed for use with tablet is for the Education and Outreach Poster Session.
browsers, iPad, or Android Devices. Thus, you may submit one (1) first-authored abstract
The first author of the abstract must be the presenting for consideration in another session and one (1) first-
author. You may change the first author after the first authored abstract for consideration in the Education and
author is entered. To assign someone as the first/ Outreach Poster Session ONLY. This does not preclude
presenting author, click on the name of the author and the inclusion of an individual’s name on other, jointly-
check the box "Presenting Author". authored abstracts.
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nce the session type is entered, it cannot be ll authors must name two alternate presenters for their
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changed. If you selected the wrong session type, abstract submission in the event they are unable to
withdraw the abstract and resubmit under the correct attend the meeting. Provide both full name and email
category. All abstracts are limited to a maximum of TEN address for each alternate. Alternate presenters will be
(10) authors. expected to present the poster or podium presentation
if the author is unable to attend.
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GUIDELINES CONTINUED
Session type
Select one of the session types listed below. Once the session type is entered, it cannot be changed. To submit to a
different session type, withdraw the abstract and resubmit under the desired category.
Regular Session (this includes submissions that will be considered for the Colbert Prize)
Podium or Poster Symposium Session (invited submissions only)
Education and Outreach Poster Session
Preparators’ Session
Alfred Sherwood Romer Prize Session
Any abstract that is not selected for the Romer Prize session will be moved to regular submission status and will
be considered alongside all other abstracts submitted. If it is designated as a poster, it may be considered for the
Colbert Prize.
All presenting authors who are Student Members of SVP will automatically be considered for the Colbert Prize if
selected for a poster presentation. Colbert Prize finalists will be notified by the Program Committee when abstract
programming notifications are sent to all authors.
Topic Category
In addition to selecting a general taxonomic group, there are three more categories to describe your abstract: a more
specific taxonomic category, a topic category, and a temporal category. These options are primarily for use in the
scheduling of presentations, so please consider this while making your choices.
Click the dinosaur skull to view the
abstract topic categories.
Following Submission of Your Abstract
Upon successful submission of your abstract you will receive an e-mail confirmation that includes the submission
ID number, log in name, password, and abstract details. If you do not receive an e-mail confirmation, please log
back into the site to complete your submission or contact SVP2019@mirasmart.com for technical support.
Please include your abstract submission ID number in all correspondence regarding your abstract.
N otification of abstract programming will be sent to first authors (presenting authors) in late June.
Scheduling of presentations is set by the Program Committee Chairs and cannot be changed after
notification of abstract acceptance.
If you have any questions, please
contact meetings@vertpaleo.org
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INFORMATION
The cornerstone of the SVP meeting, the oral and poster presentations will be accepted in the following categories:
The Alfred Sherwood Romer Session (and Prize)
Selection of participation in the Romer Prize Session at the SVP Annual Meeting is based on the scientific value and
quality of an abstract summarizing an original research project. The Romer Prize is for recent graduates summarizing
thesis research and is awarded on the basis of the scientific value and quality the oral presentation of that research
during the Romer Prize Session at the SVP Annual Meeting.
QUESTIONS?
K
enneth D. Angielczyk
Field Museum
kangielczyk@fieldmuseum.org
Education & Outreach Committee Poster Session (E&O Poster Session)
Effectively communicating the broader impacts of our research is an important component of modern paleontology.
The E&O Poster Session is an opportunity for SVP members to explore and discuss engaging and effective public
dissemination of research.
Participants Participants will present on a variety of topics including formal and informal public engagement, citizen
science initiatives, exhibit development, and the scholarship of education and outreach. We welcome anyone
involved in educational endeavors, including those based in schools and higher education, museums, non-profit
organizations, and government agencies. E&O posters will be displayed throughout the Annual SVP Meeting.
Topics discussed will span exhibit development, informal and formal broader impact activities and novel techniques used
to bring “hot off the press” science to the public. With similar goals of communicating the broader impacts of our research
to the broader public, this poster session will facilitate the development of innovative educational outreach ideas and help
prevent us from perpetually reinventing the wheel when it comes to educational outreach activities.
EDUCATION & OUTREACH COMMITTEE
POSTER SESSION CHAIR:
J osh Miller
University of Cincinnati
josh.miller@uc.edu
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INFORMATION CONTINUED
Edwin H. and Margaret M. Colbert Prize Poster Session
The Edwin H. and Margaret M. Colbert Prize recognizes an outstanding poster presentation by an SVP student
member. The award was named in honor of the Colberts’ contributions to vertebrate paleontology. The Colbert
Prize posters are on display for the entire meeting, offering a great opportunity for new work to be seen.
QUESTIONS?
G
abi Sobral J udd Case
Museum of Zoology Eastern Washington University
gabisobral@gmail.com jcase@ewu.edu
Preparators’ Session
A forum for presentations on current issues in paleontological preparation, ranging from field and lab techniques to
specimen curation and exhibition design.
PREPARATORS’ SESSION CO-CHAIRS:
M
atthew E. Smith V
anessa Rhue
National Park Service Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
Matthew_E_Smith@nps.gov vrhue@nhm.org
Regarding trade names in preparation and conservation abstracts
Use of trade names necessary to accurately identify products, materials, or equipment is permitted. Trade names
shall not be used for the purpose of advertising products or services. Abstracts judged to be commercial promotions
will be rejected.
Regular Sessions
Abstracts will be considered for oral and poster presentation in the regular sessions. During the submission process,
authors will be asked to assign their abstract to a taxonomic category, a topic category, and a temporal category
if appropriate, which will be used for assigning reviewers and scheduling if accepted for presentation. Authors are
asked to choose the most specific of these three categories during submission of their abstract.
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on topic categories
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(INVITED PARTICPANTS ONLY)
SVP 2019 will feature three podium symposia:
Origin of a sunburnt country: development of the modern Australian vertebrate fauna from the late Miocene
onwards (organizer Robin Beck).
Australian ecosystems underwent a fundamental shift from the late Miocene onwards, with the progressive spread
of drier, more open habitats, culminating in the development of the widespread arid environments that characterise
much of the continent today. This shift is reflected in the vertebrate fauna, with evidence of a middle Miocene–
late Miocene extinction event, the radiation of many modern Australian vertebrate clades, and the appearance
in different lineages of adaptations associated with increased aridity. The later Neogene saw other key events in
Australian faunal history, including the emergence of New Guinea, and the arrival of several major vertebrate clades
from Southeast Asia. This symposium focuses on research into the causes and consequences of this key period in
Australian vertebrate history and that takes advantage of both the neontological and palaeontological records.
Quaternary extinctions in the Asia-Pacific: causes and consequences (organizers Gilbert Price, Larisa DeSantis,
Julien Louys & Jillian Garvey).
There is great debate over the impacts humans had on ecosystems as they dispersed during the Quaternary. Large
scale geographic and temporal analyses have provided unique insights into Quaternary ecosystems and their
responses to perturbations, both climatic and anthropogenic, in North America and Europe. However, there has
been a dearth of similar studies in the Asia-Pacific, and the paleobiology and paleoecology of numerous taxa are
poorly understood in this region. Coupled with a paucity of fossil sites with firm geochronological control, we are
far from a consensus on the causes, consequences, and implications of extinctions across the Asia-Pacific
during the Quaternary. This symposium brings together researchers from paleontology, archaeology, and
geochronology, who will explore the history and impacts of humans and climate change on Quaternary
vertebrates and their ecosystems across Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Western Pacific.
From molecules to macroevolution: paleobiological applications of vertebrate soft tissue
preservation (organizers Jasmina Wiemann and Derek Briggs).
Recent progress in the field of biomolecular taphonomy has drawn attention to fossil
soft tissues as an underexplored resource of paleobiological information. Few other
topics in vertebrate paleontology have sparked as much controversy over the
past three decades as molecular paleobiology. With the validation of fossil soft
tissues as endogenous compounds, the field has gained a new tool to analyze
the evolutionary history of vertebrates. Here, we will showcase the latest
applications of data gained from these soft tissues and how they have
advanced the science of vertebrate paleontology. This symposium
includes a diverse set of presenters who are pioneering novel
analytical methods and using their results to extract novel
information on relationships, physiology, reproduction, and
behavior from long extinct animals.
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SVP PROGRAM COMMITTEE
If you have questions regarding the program, your presentation or abstract, check the
SVP website or contact the SVP Program Co-Chairs:
Pat Holroyd, Co-Chair Julia Desojo Josh Miller
University of Berkeley, USA Museo de La Plata, Argentina University of Cincinnati, USA
pholroyd@berkeley.edu
Larisa DeSantis Jessica Miller-Camp
Paul Barrett, Co-Chair Vanderbilt University, USA University of California,
University of Nottingham, Riverside, USA
United Kingdom Dana Ehret
p.barrett@nhm.ac.uk New Jersey State Museum, USA Jennifer Olori
SUNY College @ Oswego, USA
Ken Angielczyk Alistair Evans
Field Museum, USA Monash University, Australia Catalina Pimiento
Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin
Victoria Arbour Susan Evans
Royal British Columbia University College London, UK Kristen Prufrock
Museum, Canada Johns Hopkins School
Andrew Farke of Medicine, USA
Kirstin Brink Raymond M. Alf Museum of
University of British Paleontology, USA Kaye Reed
Columbia, Canada Arizona State University, USA
Sam Giles
Judd Case University of Birmingham, UK Matt Smith
Eastern Washington University, USA National Parks Service, USA
Selina Groh
Jonah Choiniere University College London, UK Lindsay Zanno
University of the Witwatersr and, North Carolina Museum of Natural
South Africa Thomas Halliday Sciences, USA
University of Birmingham, UK
Mark Clementz
University of Wyoming, USA Amber MacKenzie
University of Toronto, Canada
For further information please contact the SVP Meeting
Management office at meetings@vertpaleo.org.
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Electronic Recording is Prohibited
Photographs or any electronic recording during the proceedings are prohibited (including during platform
presentations and poster sessions). Only designated SVP representatives may take photographs or recordings
for purposes of documenting the meeting and/or to be used in informational articles or future promotions for this
organization’s activities. Observers are reminded that the technical content of the SVP sessions is not to be reported
on in any medium (print, electronic, or internet) without the prior permission of the authors.
Social Media Guidelines
The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology encourages open discussion on social media and other outlets at our annual meeting.
In order to find a balance between embracing social media and protecting authors’ work, these guidelines have been set.
Code of Conduct
Presenters, exhibitors, staff, members and other attendees at Society events should strive to create a professional, collegial,
harassment-free environment that is welcoming to all. Conference attendees are expected to behave in a courteous, professional,
and civilized manner and to respect volunteers, SVP staff, convention center/hotel staff, and one another. Conduct that is
unprofessional, offensive, or harassing should be avoided in both personal and electronic interactions at all Society events,
whether formal or informal. Harassment is any action that has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s
professional standing or that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment. Harassment includes verbal or visual
comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation,
disability, physical appearance, race, and age; sexualized, derogatory, or demeaning images and slogans in presentations, on
clothing, or in public spaces; deliberate intimidation or haranguing; stalking and following; invasive photography or recording;
sustained disruption of talks or other events; inappropriate physical contact; and unwelcome sexual attention.
Collegiality is the expectation that professional, rational, and mutually respectful lines of discourse be constructively maintained.
Collegiality includes civility in discourse and mutual respect for differences in background, expertise, and points of views.
Collegiality does not imply agreement on scientific, social, or personal issues. Society events are venues in which professional,
sometimes heated debate is expected and encouraged. Collegial disagreements such as “John Doe is wrong because...” are
appropriate, whereas an attack such as “Jane Doe is a fool” is unprofessional. New participants who lack the depth of knowledge
of a seasoned researcher in the field – students, hobbyists, artists, or researchers from other disciplines – may benefit more from
simple constructive suggestions rather than prolonged debate, but nevertheless, participants at all levels should be prepared
to defend their work and to respond constructively to criticism from their peers. Collegiality includes respect for the intellectual
property of others: photographs, recordings, or other reproductions of material in talks, slides, posters, or artwork should not be
disseminated without permission of the author.
To report unprofessional, offensive, or harassing conduct encountered at Society events, inform one of the designated contacts
for the meeting (David Polly, Jessica Theodor, Samantha Hopkins, or Selina Robson) or any member of the Executive
Committee. Contact infomation will be circulated in future communications and posted on signs by the Registration desk
during the meeting. For additional, confidential assistance, you may contact the SVP president, the executive director, o
members of the meetings staff. Anyone experiencing or witnessing behavior that constitutes an immediate or serious threat to
public safety is advised to contact 000 and contact meeting security. All attendees are expected to cooperatre in any inquiry
regarding, and resolution of, alleged sanctions for persons found to have violated this policy may include a verbal warning,
expulsion from an event without refund, prohibition on attending certain future events, or in especially egregious cases, loss of
membership from the Society.
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AWARDS, GRANTS, PRIZES AND SCHOLARSHIPS
For more information on the 17 different types of awards, grants, prizes and scholarships offered by SVP, visit
http://vertpaleo.org/Awards.aspx
The 2019 award application process is open.
Awards
Colbert Prize Skinner Award
Dawson Grant Wood Award
Estes Memorial Taylor & Francis Award
Patterson Memorial Gregory Award
Hix Preparators Grant Honorary Membership Award
SEDN (Scientists fromEconomically Developing Nations) Institutional Membership
Romer Prize Jackson Student Travel Grant
Lazendorf-National Geographic PaleoArt Prize Cohen Award for Student Research
Romer-Simpson Medal
*Romer Prize Deadline: March 20, 2019
*SEDN Prize Deadline: March 20, 2019
*Edwin H. and Margaret M. Colbert Prize Poster Session
The Edwin H. and Margaret M. Colbert Prize recognizes an outstanding poster presentation by an SVP student
member. The award was named in honor of the Colberts’ contributions to vertebrate paleontology. The Colbert Prize
posters are on display for the entire meeting, offering a great opportunity for new work to be seen.
QUESTIONS?
G
abi Sobral J udd Case
Museum of Zoology Eastern Washington University
gabisobral@gmail.com jcase@ewu.edu
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AND SPECIAL TABLES
Wednesday, October 9 through Saturday, October 12, 2019
Location: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
The SVP 79th Annual Meeting is an excellent forum to showcase your products and services to VP professionals from
all over the world. Exhibiting, sponsoring or advertising at the SVP Annual Meeting brings your company international
visibility and recognition. The SVP Exhibit area will be near the session rooms, bringing you lots of visibility and
traffic. Reserve your space now to ensure the best booth or advertisement placement and the highest return on your
marketing dollar with the many sponsorship opportunities SVP is offering. Sales of fossils are not permitted.
The Exhibitor Prospectus will be available on the Annual Meeting website,
http://vertpaleo.org/Annual-Meeting/Annual-Meeting-home.aspx, in May.
Preparators’ Table
Location: Exhibition Hall
The Preparators’ Table is a dedicated space for persons interested in the advancement of vertebrate fossil
preparation, conservation, and collections management. The area is staffed by preparators and collections
professionals daily throughout the meetings - especially during the afternoon poster sessions. We strongly
welcome society participation at the Preparator's Table. Please consider bringing your prep related
questions, a slide show of your current projects, a case study pamphlet, a copy of your training curricula,
samples of archival materials, or other prep related resources for show and tell at the table - there
is plenty of space for you to share a new method or technique! Additional information about the
SVP Preparator's Grant and other preparation related resources will be on display. If you are
interested in volunteering at the table or would like to offer a demonstration, please contact
Matthew T. Miller. We hope to see you there!
QUESTIONS?
M
atthew Miller, Smithsonian Institution
Washington D.C., USA
millermt2@si.edu
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PLEASE SEE LISTINGS FOR LOCATION
Seven field trips and seven workshops will be offered in conjunction with the Annual Meeting. Advanced registration
for all field trips and workshops is required. Onsite registration will not be accepted. SVP reserves the right to alter
or cancel a field trip or workshop due to low registration or if access to sites is limited or closed to the public. In the
event of a field trip or workshop cancellation, SVP will refund fees in full.
All field trip attendees must have personal liability insurance.
Pre-Meeting: Post-Meeting:
xploring the Cretaceous of Central
E ield Trip to Heron Island, Southern
F
Queensland, Australia: Dinosaur Tracks, Great Barrier Reef
Bones and Marine Fossils
alking with Dinosaurs and Swimming
W
Rocks and Bones from the Red Centre with Placoderms in the Kimberley: Dinosaurian
Tracks of the Broome Sandstone and the
Australia’s Prehistoric Serengeti: Upper Devonian Gogo Fish Fauna
Plio-Pleistocene Megafauna of the
Darling Downs The World Heritage Fossil Deposits
of Riversleigh, Queensland
Rocks and Fossils of Greater Brisbane
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Exploring the Cretaceous of Central Queensland, Australia: Dinosaur Tracks, Bones and Marine Fossils
This seven day field trip will journey into Central Queensland where participants will visit various Cretaceous
localities which have produced Australia’s most complete dinosaur and marine fossils. Participants will be driven
from Longreach to Winton for accommodation check in then we will make our way to Belmont to visit some previous
dinosaur dig localities. We will also visit the Lark Quarry (Dinosaur Stampede) and the Australian Age of Dinosaur
Museum where dinner and drinks will be provided. From there we will head to Richmond to visit Kronosaurus
Korner which houses Australia’s largest collection of Cretaceous marine fossils. There will also be the opportunity
to prospect for fossils in the morning and the afternoon at the Richmond Quarries (tools will be provided). From
Richmond we will make our way to Hughenden to visit their museum and visit Porcupine Gorge. The last day we will
travel back to Longreach to fly back to back to Brisbane on the following day. While in Longreach on the last day
there will be the opportunity for participants to visit local attractions that will not be part of the official tour (Australian
Stockman’s Hall of Fame is $32 per adult or $27 for concession; or the QANTAS Founders Museum entry is $28 per
or $23 for concession; Access to both museums is $50 for an adult or $45 for concession).
Begins: 12:00 pm Monday (or when flights arrive in Longreach TBD) September 30, 2019.
Ends: 12:00 pm Sunday October 6, 2019.
Cost: $1220.00 USD
Minimum number of participants: 15 | Maximum number of participants: 24
Note: Flight back to Brisbane 7th October 2019.
Participants are responsible for making their own way to and from Longreach from Brisbane. Estimated cost $600-
30/09/2019-07/10/2019. Note: This is not part of the tour costs.
What to Wear and Bring: A hat along with sunscreen and clothing covering your arms and legs for the field.
Temperatures in October range from 25 degrees Centigrade at night up to 40 degrees Centigrade during the day.
So participants should pack for hot weather. A water bottle would be useful. Moderate hiking footwear is required as
there will be some walking and a day of fossicking. Although tools will be supplied at Richmond, bring your hammer
with you for stops along the way.
Physical capabilities: Must be able to walk on trails for up to 2 km (1.3 miles). Bathrooms may not be easily
accessible for parts of the trip. Must be able to endure potential long exposure to sun and wind.
Children: Children 13 and over are welcome only if accompanied by a parent / guardian.
ORGANIZERS:
r Matt White
D r Steve Poropat
D dele Pentland
A
fossilised@hotmail.com sporopat@swin.edu.au pentlandadele@gmail.com
0400484696 0433700818/ 07 4741 7326
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Rocks and Bones from the Red Centre
This field trip will give participants a whirlwind tour of some of the major fossil sites and geological wonders of Central Australia. To
pack as much content into the trip, it will be operated as a one-way trip. The trip will depart from Alice Springs and will finalize at the
iconic Uluru, where participants can fly direct to Brisbane for the conference.
We will visit three fossil localities. First is the Alcoota Fossil Reserve, a Miocene vertebrate locality rich in marsupials, giant flightless
birds (dromornithids), and crocodiles. Second is Maloney Creek where vertebrate microfossils can be found in the Horn Valley
Siltstone and Stairway Sandstone. The final locality is the Stairway Sandstone of Mount Watt, preserving Ordovician vertebrates.
Two geological sites will be visited. The Henbury Meteorite Crater field is one of the best preserved crater fields in the world.
It consists of 13 impact craters, and over two tons of meteorite material has been found scattered around the site. The trip will
conclude at the iconic Uluru, a 350m high, 9 km diameter sandstone structure towering over the desert plain. Participants will
experience a guided tour of ‘The Rock’ and take in an Uluru sunrise before heading off to Brisbane.
The organizers recognize that many people visiting the meeting may have never visited Central Australia before so we have
endeavored to include a number of other attractions in the trip. We will begin the trip with a tour of the Museum of Central Australia.
This will give participants the perfect introduction to Central Australia. We will also visit Megafauna Central, a brand new facility
which showcases the Alcoota fauna. A nocturnal tour of the Alice Springs Desert Park will allow participants to experience living
local fauna close at hand, including numerous rare or endangered species. At Engawala, an Aboriginal community nearest to the
Alcoota fossil site we will visit the arts center, where Aboriginal Artists have been working with Megafauna Central to create unique,
megafauna-inspired artworks. Participants are responsible for making their own way to Alice Springs and from Uluru (Ayers Rock)
to Brisbane. This is not part of the tour costs.
Begins: Alice Springs, October 4, 2019
Ends: Uluru, October 8, 2019
Cost: $1200.00 USD *Cost includes: Airport Transfer from Alice Springs Airport to Doubletree Hilton, Twin Share
Accommodation at Doubletree Hilton, Nocturnal Tour at Alice Springs Desert Park, swags/sleeping bags/pillows/
sheets for the nights spent camping, Yulara Coach campground on the final night, most meals (two breakfasts and
one dinner in Alice Springs to be paid by participants), Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park Tickets
Minimum number of participants: 16 | Maximum number of participants: 30
What to wear and bring: October in Central Australia can be quite hot, so hats and water bottles are essential.
Prospecting the fossil localities includes rough terrain and the potential of prickles and snakes so long pants and
boots are recommended. The nights can be cool so some warmer clothes may be needed. We will provide all
excavation gear, and Wayoutback Tours will provide all camping and cooking gear.
Physical capabilities: must be able to walk across tough terrain in hot conditions. Bathrooms may not be easily
accessible during parts of the trip.
FIELD TRIP ORGANISERS/LEADERS:
dam Yates
A am Arman
S
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
adamm.yates@magnt.net.au | (+61) 8951 1144 samuel.arman@magnt.net.au | (+61) 431 197 171
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Australia’s Prehistoric Serengeti: Plio-Pleistocene Megafauna of the Darling Downs
This three day/two night trip will journey to the Darling Downs, southeast Queensland, famously described in 1893
by naturalist and writer Archibald Meston as a “vast graveyard of the enormous herbivorous and carnivorous animals
of the Pliocene or post-Pliocene period”. More than 120 years later, it’s a description that still holds true. This trip
will take you to the highlands of southeast Queensland and across the Great Dividing Range. We’ll trek through the
UNESCO World Heritage Gondwanan Rainforests whilst hiking Mt Cordeaux of Cunningham’s Gap, the famous entry
point to the Darling Downs. We will then stop off at the Glengallen Homestead and Heritage Centre for a history tour
and lunch, before visiting the private land of a local fossil collector where several world-class megafauna specimens
(that are bequeathed to the Queensland Museum) are on-site, including everything from Diprotodons to Marsupial
Lions, massive kangaroos, the giant goanna Megalanla, and other "Ice Age" beasts that called the Darling Downs
home during the Pleistocene. We’ll visit Pleistocene field localities in the region before travelling back in time to the
Pliocene with a stop at the Chinchilla Sand, a geological formation that has yielded the continent’s most extensive
record of vertebrate fossils from this time period. In between, we’ll check-out various country pubs and hotels taking
in the best of food, drink, and accommodation that the region has to offer.
Begins: 7:30 am on Saturday 5th of October, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Ends: 5:00 pm on Monday 7th of October, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Cost: $290.00 USD *Cost includes: Transport, accommodation (twin share), snacks and water, fieldtrip
guide, entrance / lunch at Glengallen Homestead. Cost excludes: All meals other than that at Glengallen
Homestead; alcohol.
Minimum number of participants: 12 | Maximum number of participants: 17
What to Wear and Bring: A hat along with sunscreen and clothing covering your arms and legs for the field, raincoat/
umbrella. Temperatures can be variable on the Darling Downs, ranging from 5-30°C in October, so participants
should bring a combination of cool and warm-weather clothing for both the daytime and overnight. A water bottle
is essential. Moderate hiking footwear is required as the terrain is hilly, and in parts with high grasses, although not
rocky. Collecting gear such as picks and trowels would be useful.
Physical capabilities: Must be able to walk on trails for up to 8 km (5 miles). Bathrooms may not be easily accessible
for parts of the trip. Must be able to endure potential long exposure to sun and wind.
Children: Children 13 and over are welcome only if accompanied by a parent/guardian. They must be supervised
at all times by a responsible adult while on the fieldtrip and must not be allowed to interfere with the work or
responsibilities of other participants. At all times, parents, carers and responsible adults must ensure the safety of the
children that they are supervising.
LEADERS:
r Gilbert Price
D r Julien Louys
D
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Australian Centre of Human Evolution
The University of Queensland Griffith University
g.price1@uq.edu.au j.louys@griffith.edu.au
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Rocks and Fossils of Greater Brisbane
This one-day field trip will give participants a chance to learn about the complex geological history of the Brisbane
and Ipswich area and see some of its main vertebrate-bearing localities. Our first stop will be the summit of the
granite batholith of Mt Coot-tha, which provides unrivaled 360˚ views of Brisbane and surrounds. From Mt Coot-tha
we will travel west to the city of Ipswich, where will examine exposures of the Redbank Plains Formation, the source
of one of Australia’s few lower Paleogene vertebrate faunas (freshwater fishes, turtles, birds and crocodylians).
Our visit to the Redbank Plains Formation will also allow participants to learn about the Indigenous history of the
Ipswich area. For lunch, we will visit the Ipswich Nature Centre at Queens Park, which features a range of Australian
wildlife (e.g., kangaroos, wombats, quolls, bilbies, birds, reptiles), lush landscaped gardens and exhibits that have
been recreated to represent local bushland. The afternoon will be spent examining the richly fossiliferous Upper
Triassic (Carnian) Blackstone Formation of the Ipswich Coal Measures. The Blackstone Formation preserves one of
Australia’s best examples of an Upper Triassic Gondwanan flora, dominated by corystosperm ‘seed ferns’ belonging
to the genus Dicroidium. It has also produced numerous insect fossils, Australia’s only Triassic spider, and Australia’s
oldest dinosaur fossils. Tracks discovered as a result of coal-mining operations point to the presence of two types
of theropods, one of which had a hip height of approximately 1.5 m.
Begins: 8:00 am, Monday 7 October 2019, from the Brisbane Convention Centre.
Ends: 6:00 pm, Monday 7 October 2019, at the Brisbane Convention Centre.
Cost: $55.00 USD per person *Cost includes: Transportation via coach, packed lunch and snacks, a cultural
guide, gold coin donation to Ipswich Nature Centre and a printed field trip guide. The cost does not
include extra snacks or alcohol.
Minimum number of participants: 30 | Maximum number of participants: 48
What to Wear and Bring: Covered shoes suitable for hiking and walking over rugged, rocky terrain. A hat, sunglasses,
along with sunscreen and clothing covering your arms and legs as it likely to be warm to hot. Bring rainwear if it looks like
it might rain. All participants should carry a personal water bottle. Some fossil collecting gear will be provided, but we
recommend bringing a hand lens, rock hammer, gloves and protective eyewear if you have them.
Physical capabilities: Participants must be able to walk on trails and over rocky, uneven ground for about 500
meters (less than half a mile) and endure exposure to sun and wind. Bathrooms may not easily be accessible during
parts of the trip.
Children: Children 13 and over are welcome only if accompanied by a parent / guardian. They must be supervised
at all times by a responsible adult while on the fieldtrip and must not be allowed to interfere with the work or
responsibilities of other participants. At all times, parents, carers and responsible adults must ensure the safety of the
children that they are supervising.
LEADERS:
r Steven W. Salisbury,
D r Jonathan Cramb
D
School of Biological Sciences School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
The University of Queensland The University of Queensland
s.salisbury@uq.edu.au j2.cramb@connect.qut.edu.au
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Field Trip to Heron Island, Southern Great Barrier Reef
This four night field trip to Heron Island and Reef will provide an opportunity for participants to gain an understanding
and appreciation of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), arguably Australia’s most important Special World Heritage Area.
Heron Reef is one of the jewels of the GBR having had no recent starfish outbreaks, major bleaching events or
cyclones. Hence, it is one of the best places to see this wonderful, diverse ecosystem. Based at the Heron Island
Resort, participants will experience the reef margin by submersible and snorkeling and will have professionally
guided traverses across the reef flat at low tide and Heron Island itself to observe the ecological and geomorphic
context for the reef’s abundant invertebrate (corals, algae and mollusks) and vertebrate (fish, birds and turtles) life.
Although the trip is very early in the turtle egg-laying season, some early individuals may be up on the cay at night. It
is also the nesting season for much of the island’s diverse bird life. Participants also will be able to visit the renowned
Heron Island Research Station run by The University of Queensland, a site where some of the most significant
research on the GBR has been conducted for more than 50 years.
The venue is Heron Island Resort, Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef. Heron Island lies just south of the Tropic
of Capricorn, ~70 km northeast of Gladstone, Queensland and within the confines of the Great Barrier Reef Marine
Park, and as such, no collecting of any type is permitted.
The trip will begin and end at the marina in Gladstone, Queensland. Participants must make their own way to
Gladstone. Flights to Gladstone take place both the night before the trip (12th October) and on the morning of the trip
(13th October), but be sure that your flight arrives in time to board the ferry for Heron Island (time to be announced)
on the morning of 13 October. Please book travel early. Travel to and from Heron Island from Gladstone is included as
part of the trip. Participants are responsible for making their own way to Gladstone and from Gladstone to Brisbane.
This is not part of the tour costs.
Begins: October 14, 2019, Gladstone, Queensland
Ends: October 18, 2019, Gladstone, Queensland
Cost: $1725.00 *Cost includes: Round-trip travel between Gladstone and Heron Island, accommodation for all
nights, all meals, one submersible trip, one snorkel trip by boat, snorkel gear hire, guidebook
Minimum number of participants: 20 | Maximum number of participants: 30
What to Wear and Bring: The climate on Heron Island in October is mild with average highs of 26⁰ and lows of 21⁰,
generally sunny days and variable wind. You will need clothes that protect your skin in hot weather (e.g., rash vests,
shirts) and that may get wet. You will need a bathing suit, sun screen, large brimmed hat, sun glasses and protection
for your feet while on the reef flat. We strongly advise you to bring either wet suit boots with substantial rubber soles
or old trainers (running shoes, boat shoes) that you can wear in the water. Some shoes are available to borrow at the
resort. You may need a water container to take out onto the reef and may wish to have a backpack to carry your gear.
Children: This trip is not suitable for children.
ORGANIZER/LEADER:
rof. Gregory E. Webb
P
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
The University of Queensland
g.webb@uq.edu.au | +617 3365 2181
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