The Maryland Geological Society, a non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to the collection, study, and display of all aspects of the geological sciences, is composed of amateur and professional fossil and mineral collectors. Membership is open to all and visitors to our meetings are always welcome!

The MGS held an in-person meeting on Sunday, December 1, 2024, at the South Bowie Community Center. During the business portion of the meeting, the current slate of officers was returned to office with one exception: David Shore is the new MGS secretary. In addition, Jim Stedman was elected to the Executive Board, filling the slot vacated by Dave Andersen. In other business, it was agreed to postpone firm decisions about the number of meetings to be held in 2025 until more information could be obtained about venues appropriate to the club's finances and accessible to members.

The club then held its annual auction which featured a wide array of items, including fossils and minerals. Bidding was spirited and the club realized a healthy addition to its treasury.

The meeting also featured a reunion of three of the club's former junior members, David, Trevor, and Adrian. Adrian concluded the meeting with an excellent, impromptu talk about research he has undertaken regarding the locomotion of T. rex.

Below is a montage of pictures showing some of the items auctioned and MGS Veep Eric Seifter in action as the auctioneer.

A list of some fossil and mineral clubs' shows in the eastern region of the U.S. is on the Eastern Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies' calendar.

The MGS WebSightings page gathers links to recent articles on fossils and minerals that appear on the web. Among the topics covered by recent articles: the first discovery of amber in Antarctica, review of new book by paleontologist David Hone on how paleontology may misread dinosaur behavior from available fossils, the array of Miocene and Ice Age fossils discovered on the grounds of a Los Angeles high school, and a boy's first hand account of finding a T. rex fossil in North Dakota.