Wirths is a certified California Professional Geologist (#7588) with more than two years’ experience in paleontological survey, monitoring, and excavation. At Santa Barbara City College, he gained experience with the excavation, preparation, and curation of vertebrate fossils. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Earth Sciences at University of California, Santa Cruz. As an undergraduate, he studied early Cambrian faunal assemblages and environments as well as invertebrate classification and taxonomy. Wirths subsequently earned his Master’s degree in Geological Sciences at San Diego State University. Although he began his career as a paleontological monitor for the San Diego Natural History Museum, Wirths then spent more than fourteen years as a consulting environmental geologist. In early 2011, he returned to paleontology. Wirths is currently the President of the San Diego Association of Geologists.

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