About The invertebrate paleontology division researches, develops digital resources on, and trains and educates students to study the world’s invertebrate fossils.  Special emphasis is placed on using these fossils to gain insight into macroevolution, paleoecology, and biogeography.  More than 900,000 specimens are housed in our collections, and a significant component of these are databased and georeferenced.

Darwin Party 2019

Where did everyone go?  We can't find Steven or Julie so I guess Bruce and Julien will just take this picture with Lewis Lindsay Dyche. 

Lieberman Lab

2017

 

 

 

Lieberman Lab

2012

 

 

 

Darwin Party 2010

Lieberman Lab

2008

 
 
 
 

History

R. C. Moore fieldwork 1959

The earliest invertebrate paleontology collections date back to the late 1860s as members of the newly established university began amassing fossil collections. These initial collections consisted primarily of upper Paleozoic and Cretaceous invertebrate faunas from Kansas and by the 1930s they were housed in Lindley Hall.

Resources

Fossiliferous slab

There are many resources about invertebrate paleontology and paleontologists. We've assembled a list of links to other sites we find useful.

Outreach

The Division of Invertebrate Paleontology offers several outreach activities annually, including classroom resources for K-12 teachers, curriculum on trilobites for undergraduates and the public, and participation in the annual Midwest Gem and Mineral Show.