Endangered Fossil Sites

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                 International Palaeontological Association
                    List of Endangered Fossil Sites 
     
          Fossil sites of great importance are endangered around the world 
     for numerous reasons.  Some are being exploited by collectors/ 
     merchants, others are being used as waste dumps and still others are 
     being obliterated by the encroachment of man and his activities.  
     Little can be done to mitigate the problem if the endangered fossil 
     sites are not made known to the public at large.  Knowledge is power 
     and until we as paleontologists have a full listing of those 
     endangered sites, we can take very little coordinated action to 
     ameliorate the problem.  The International Palaeontological 
     Association (IUGS) wishes to assemble a catalogue of worldwide 
     endangered fossil sites, including specific information about their 
     location, conditions, problems, their potential/actual loss to science 
     and mankind and other pertinent information.  The IPA is asking those 
     concerned to fill out the following form and return it as per 
     instructions.
     
     For the IPA,
     
     H. Richard Lane                               D. L. Bruton 
     Amoco Corporation                             Secretary General, IPA
                                                   Department of Geoscience 
     P. O. Box 3092, Rm. 786W3                     University of Oslo
     Houston, Texas 77253                          Oslo, Norway
     FAX 713-366-7416 or 713-432-1243                   
     Ph.  713-366-4156
     E-mail:  hrlane@amoco.com
     
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             International Palaeontological Association 
     
     Please answer the questions below and e-mail to 
     verda_m_kenworthy@amoco.com, or fax to "Attention Verda Kenworthy" 
     713-3667416, or mail to Verda M. Kenworthy Amoco Corporation, P. O. 
     Box 3092, Room 784W3, Houston TX 77253 USA.
     
     Name of endangered site:
     
     
     
     Location of endangered site (Country, Province, specific location, 
     etc.):
     
     
     
     
     Nature of the site (age, fossils, paleoenvironment, etc.):  
     
     
     
     
     Value of the site to science and mankind:
     
     
     
     
     Current problems faced by the site:
     
     
     
     
     Current actions being taken to save the site:
     
     
     
     
     Legal/publicity actions that need to be taken:
     
     
     
     
     Urgency of the situation:
     
     
     
     
     Pictures, other documentation appended?    Yes______,   No________
     
     Name, address, phone/fax, and e-mail adress of reporter: