Session: Museums at the Forefront of the History and Philosophy of Geology I (GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA

Introductory Remarks
Abstract ID#: 288183

11-11-1

MAKING MUSEUMS MATTER: A DISTINGUISHED HISTORY AND AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE
Abstract ID#: 283079

CONNIFF, Richard M., New York Times, 7 Dennis St., Old Lyme, CT 06371, richard.conniff@gmail.com

11-11-2

IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT DINOSAURS: HOW NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS HAVE SHAPED PROGRESS IN PALEONTOLOGY
Abstract ID#: 284691

JOHNSON, Kirk, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20013, johnsonkr@si.edu

11-11-3

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF PALEONTOLOGY
Abstract ID#: 284743

ALLMON, Warren¹, DIETL, Gregory P.² and ROSS, Robert M.², (1)Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850; Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, (2)Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, wda1@cornell.edu

Discussion
Abstract ID#: 288184

11-11-4

MUSEUMS, PROBLEMATICA, AND TULLIMONSTRUM — A LONG HISTORY OF COMPARATIVE CLASSIFICATION
Abstract ID#: 281591

LIDGARD, Scott, Integrative Research Center, Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605 and MAYER, Paul S., Collections Center, Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605-2496, slidgard@fieldmuseum.org

11-11-5

THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION AND PALEONTOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS: MORE DATA AND BETTER ACCESS
Abstract ID#: 281211

NELSON, Gil, iDigBio, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306 and KARIM, Talia S., University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado, 265 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, gnelson@bio.fsu.edu

11-11-6

THE NAMES OF DINOSAUR GENERA: RESTORATIONS OF EXTINCT ANIMALS ROOTED IN ZOOLOGICAL NOMENCLATURE
Abstract ID#: 287855

SIME, John A., Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 251 Hayden Hall, 240 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316, sime@sas.upenn.edu

11-11-7

FOSSILS FROM THE FRONTIER: DECADES OF MUSEUM INFLUENCE ON THE PALENTOLOGY OF THE FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS
Abstract ID#: 286242

ANTELL, Gwen S. and MEYER, Herbert W., National Park Service, P.O. Box 185, Florissant, CO 80816, gwenantell@gmail.com

11-11-8

FILIPPO BUONANNI AND THE KIRCHER MUSEUM
Abstract ID#: 287444

INGLEHART, Ashley, History and Philosophy of Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, 5549 Queen Mary Apt. 6, 1011 3rd St, Montreal, QC H3X 1V8, Canada, asjingle@indiana.edu

11-11-9

LEONARDO DI VINCI AND THE TESTIMONY OF NATURAL COLLECTIONS: RELATIONS BETWEEN GEOLOGY, COLLECTIONS, AND THE ORGANIC THEORY OF FOSSILS
Abstract ID#: 287925

MIRZA, Ali, History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine, Indiana University, Bloomington, 47408, alimirza@iu.edu

11-11-10

MUSEOLOGICAL MUSINGS ON THE WILLIAM SMITH (1769-1839) COLLECTION OF FOSSILS, THE FIRST STRATIGRAPHICALLY CURATED IN ENGLAND
Abstract ID#: 281345

TORRENS, Hugh, William Smith blg, Keele University, Room 101, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, United Kingdom, h.s.torrens@keele.ac.uk

11-11-11

THE GEOLOGIC MAPS OF WILLIAM MACLURE (1763-1840) - AMERICAN GEOLOGIST
Abstract ID#: 278444

LINDEMANN, John W., Consulting Geologist, 845 Emerald Street, Broomfield, CO 80020, minexgeol@aol.com

11-11-12

WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY SHORELINES
Abstract ID#: 281215

MILLER, Steven, U.S. Geological Survey, Core Research Center, Bldg. 810 MS 975, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225; Western Interior Paleontological Society, P.O. Box 200011, Denver, CO 80220, steve_miller_cs@yahoo.com

Discussion
Abstract ID#: 288185

GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

T95. Museums at the Forefront of the History and Philosophy of Geology I