Canadian Rockhound: Trilofest '97 - Second Trilobite International Conference

Trilofest '97 - Second International
Trilobite Conference
Brock University, St. Catherines, Ontario - August 22-24, 1997

By Stuart Milliken

The organisers of these two unique conferences are pleased to offer an invitation to attend this very special three day celebration of Trilobites and palaeontology.

For the first, and probably only time, a high level professional palaeontology conference is now accessable to the collecting public at large. The "Trilofest" element of this conference is geared towards the beginner to advanced amateur collector. We are also pleased to offer to all those interested the chance to sit in on these high level meetings as well.

The First International Trilobite Conference was held twenty five years ago in Oslo, Norway, so don't miss this opportunity to attend this event. These concurrent conferences will have something to offer to everyone including: a field trip to collect Eurypterids, seminars, displays of collections from all over the world, and a chance to meet amateurs and professionals from all corners of the globe.

Trilofest has booked some excellent guest speakers, including Dr. Rolf Ludvigson, Dave Rudkin and Janet Waddington. We also have a Saturday night "social" planned for the chance to mingle with the pros and fellow amateur collectors in a non-formal setting.

The fee for this one-in-a-lifetime opportunity is ony $60 (Canadian). This fee includes access to ALL of the seminars and the Eurypterid field trip, as well as an invitation to our social, but not lodging or food. We also have discounts for clubs and other ways of reducing the entrance fees.

For more specific details, please contact Stuart Milliken at smilliken@aol.com for Trilofest information, or you may contact Dr. Steve Westrop at swestrop@spartan.ac.brocku.ca.

Trilobite Photo Gallery

Below is a list of trilobites found in Ontario. Click on a name below to see an image of it. These outstanding fossil images were prepared by Steve Anderson and made available to the Canadian Rockhound by Stuart Milliken. All images are less than 80 kb and should download quickly.

Greepos boothi
Naneillaneus americanus
Flexicalymene
Phacops
Phacops, enrolled position
Ceraurus pleurexanthemus
Isotelus latus (most common of Ontario trilobites)

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Photographs of trilobite fossil images were prepared by Steve Anderson and provided courtesy of Stuart Milliken. If you wish to use any of the trilobite images, please contact Stuart Milliken using the above e-mail address.