SVP & PALEO NEWS
Dire wolf skull, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, photo credit: Eric Scott
Release of SVP Mitigation Paleontology Guidelines
SVP is pleased to announce the release of its "Best Practice Guidelines for Mitigation of Adverse Impacts on Paleontological Resources". This document was drafted by a number of SVP members, ...
SVP 2025 Election Results
The recent election for the Member-at-Large and Treasurer positions on the Executive Committee (the governing body of the Society) has concluded, and we can announce that Beth Townsend (Midwestern University) ...
SVP sends a letter to the AMNH concerning the Stegosaurus specimen known as “Apex”
The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) strongly opposes the American Museum of Natural History’s (AMNH) plans for the privately owned Stegosaurus specimen known as “Apex.” Please click here to access ...
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology comments on the Trump administration’s elimination of core functions of the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
On Friday, March 14th, the Trump Administration issued an executive order eliminating core functions of the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). SVP’s comment letter can be found here ...
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology comments on the “Temporary Prohibition on Excavation of Paleontological Resources” Administrative Action for Shu’tu’ba’/Espinosa Ridge (San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico)
In February 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invited comment on a proposal for temporarily prohibiting fossil excavation at Shu'tu'ba'/Espinosa Ridge, adjacent to San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico. ...
SVP Promotes Scientific Advocacy Guidelines Provided by the American Institute of Biological Sciences
The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has developed a useful set of guidelines to help aid advocacy for scientific research and integrity. The guidelines may be found here ...
SVP Signs on to American Institute of Biological Sciences Letter in Support of U.S. Scientific Research and Integrity
The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology has signed on to a letter advocating for the protection of U.S. scientific research and integrity organized by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) ...
SVP sends a protest letter commenting on BLM-USFS’s final proposed resource management plans for the Bears Ears National Monument
On October 3, 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service released a document describing their final proposed resource management plans for the Bears Ears ...
SVP 2024 Election Results
The recent election for the Vice President, Secretary, and Member-at-Large positions on the Executive Committee (the governing body of the Society) has concluded, and we can announce that Kristi Curry-Rogers ...
SVP’s comments on BLM-USFS’s proposed resource management plans for the Bears Ears National Monument
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service released a document describing its proposed resource management plans for the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, and ...
SVP responds to BLM’s response letter concerning “Community Pit #1” near Las Cruces, New Mexico
On February 21, 2024, SVP commented on the possible destruction of paleontological resources on U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) “Community Pit #1” near Las Cruces, New Mexico. On March ...
SVP sends a letter to BLM New Mexico State Office concerning BLM’s “Community Pit #1” near Las Cruces, New Mexico
SVP commented on the possible destruction of paleontological resources on U.S. Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) “Community Pit #1” near Las Cruces, New Mexico, through its remediation efforts to make ...
