Exploring Plants in the Fossil Record

Part of the Unearth Science festival

Sunday, April 22, 2018, at 2 p.m.

FREE

Did you know there is more to the fossil record than dinosaurs? Or that the plants that were living during the dinosaur ages were very different than the ones that exist today? What would cause that to happen over evolutionary time? Go behind the scenes and meet Garden paleontologists, Pat Herendeen, Ph.D., and Fabiany Herrera, Ph.D., to learn how they find fossil sites in Mongolia and how they collect and study fossil plants. Sort through samples of fossil plant material to look for identifiable leaves, cones, and seeds. You’ll discover how this research helps unlock the evolutionary history of plants during the Cretaceous period (approximately 120 million years ago).

Ages 12 and up with a caregiver
Plant Science Lab, Regenstein Center

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