Paleontology
SWCA’s Paleontology Program combines extensive experience with innovative, cost-effective, and common-sense strategies for the assessment, management, and conservation of paleontological resources. We provide all aspects of paleontological resource services, including monitoring and mitigation, assessment, collection, documentation, analysis, preparation, conservation, and education. We strive to help our clients achieve their project goals in a timely and cost-effective fashion while best managing paleontological resources and meeting regulatory requirements. Specifically, we assist our clients in obtaining paleontologic permits and clearances, facilitate the achievement of their paleontologic resource management objectives, and provide a number of educationally related products and services, which include design and production of educational and interpretive displays.
• Field surveys/resource inventories/testing
• Excavations and salvages
• Development and implementation of research designs/treatment plans
• Monitoring and mitigation services
• Fossil identification/preparation
• Data management
• Curation/conservation
• Paleontological research and analysis
• File searches and literature reviews
• Permit clearances
• Document review and preparation
• Production of interpretive and educational exhibitss for USFWS