On January 8, over 70 GSOCers gathered in Cramer Hall 53 to hear a science-history talk given by GSOC member and Portland Community College professor Kyle Dittmer, which revealed new findings on how the field of geology got established.
Read MoreBy Viola L. Obserson, GSOC President 1984. Reprinted with permission from Oregon Geology, Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries, December 1979.
Paleontologists the world over know of the work of Alonzo Wesley "Lon" Hancock (1884-1961). Professional men from the universities and museums of the world came to his door to study the fossils he found. He considered himself an amateur, attained no college degrees, and published no scientific papers, but the fossils his persistence enabled him to find have been the subjects of numerous papers, master's theses, and doctoral dissertations. And part of the geologic history of ancient Oregon has had to be rewritten because of his discoveries.
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Scott Anderson
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Portland State University Department of Geology, our gracious host since 1971, offers undergraduate and graduate programs in geology, as well as free auditing for seniors.
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Interested in fossils? Check out the North American Research Group.
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