Explorer: Dr. Lindsay Zanno – Paleontologist
Jack Singer Concert Hall, Founders Room
Sunday, March 10, 2024 – 1:00 p.m.
Monday, March 11, 2024 – 5:30 p.m.

“To my mind, fossils are the epitome of antiquity. Fossils illuminate a foreign world almost beyond human comprehension, yet incredibly accessible. You can stand where a tyrannosaur once stood, you can hold a dromaeosaur tooth that ripped the flesh of an unfortunate victim, and you never know what lies around the next hill waiting to be discovered.” - Dr. Lindsay Zanno

How did T. rex become the iconic apex predator of North America 67 million years ago? Paleontologist Dr. Lindsay Zanno is uncovering the answer. Each year she spends several months on expedition, scouring the badlands of western North America in search of clues. Along the way, she has discovered many new species—including some of the earliest predecessors of T. rex. Join Lindsay for a fascinating look at how a global climate crisis during the Cretaceous changed the course of evolution for this prehistoric tyrant and its ancestors.

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