The pterosaurs are extinct flying reptiles that lived alongside their close relatives, the dinosaurs.

The Lauer Foundation began a collaboration with Dr. Russell Bicknell from AMNH to study arthropods.

We’re excited to announce that Luke Rose published a paper on Triassic Lungfish in the inaugural issue of Lithodendron.

The Lauer Foundation formalized policies to clarify procedures and set expectations for collaborative projects with researchers.

Pterosaur researchers Dr. Dave Hone and Adam Fitch visited the Lauer Foundation to complete a paper and start new projects.

The Lauer Foundation met PhD student Denis Theda, provided CT scan data for a specimen, and looks forward to his research & potential paper.

Luke Rose presented a poster on Lung Fish at the North American Paleontology Conference.

Lead author, Dr. Martin Ebert shares his new paper titled Pycnodontiformes (Actinopterygii) as prey: Their ecological niche

Bruce and Rene visited museums, curators, and quarries in Germany to reconnect and discuss the Field Museum’s Archaeopteryx.

Isaac Pugh published his first JVP paper, naming a new Drepanosaur from the Lauer Foundation’s Garita Creek site in New Mexico.

The Lauer Foundation, founded 10 years ago, preserves fossils for science, with ongoing growth, collaboration, and outreach efforts.​

We were happy to return to Johnson Elementary School, CUSD 200, to present a cultural education outreach program.

Drs. Michael Coates and Christian Klug visited the Lauer Foundation to examine the collection. We look forward to future collaborations.​

The Lauer Foundation helped the Field Museum acquire and prepare the rare 13th Archaeopteryx fossil.

Dr. Rodney Feldmann and his wife Dr. Carrie Schweitzer were early mentors and collaborators of the Lauer Foundation.

The Lauer Foundation is currently working with Jake Kean on a few different specimens under study.

Bruce and Rene Lauer attended the Mesozoic Plant Conference at the Field Museum, celebrating Peter Crane’s 70th birthday.

In March 2024, Bruce Lauer joined with colleagues from London and the Yorkshire Museum in Sheffield England to visit Morocco.

The Lauer Foundation acted as the repository for holotypes of fossil coprolites described in two papers.

The Lauer Foundation transported 4 specimens to UT Austin for micro CT scanning, including fossils from an LF Research grant.