Internationally renowned Richard Fortey to give keynote lecture at Adelaide University
The Environment Institute and the are honoured to present a public lecture by one of the most accomplished science writers and biologists of this time, .
Prof Fortey is senior paleontologist at the in London and is a world expert on .
When:听November 28th, 2014, 5:30-7:00 pm
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Richard Fortey听was presenter of a four part series called which aired on 11 March 2014,听as well as another four BBC mini series and appearances in David Attenborough documentaries.
He was a key scientific consultant to the award winning Discovery Channel documentary . The documentary听doubled previous best ever viewing figures for Discovery鈥檚 U.S. channel Animal Planet.
He has also written numerous books including听听which was short-listed for the听听in 1998 and听Trilobite!听which was short-listed for the听听in 2001.
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Richard will address the public on the commonly held view that evolution moves ever onwards and upwards.听 Many of these organisms have come through global crises that reorganised the entire biosphere through mass extinction: several of them have outlived both trilobites and dinosaurs.
Richard has spent several years visiting these messengers from the past in their natural habitats, to find out if there was some common factor in their longevity, or whether they were simply lucky. The journey took him to Yellowstone Park, remote mountains in China - and, not surprisingly, several places in Australia.
In his talk, Richard will describe the lives of these survivors, and explore the threats they now face to their continued existence. "We need to conserve what Charles Darwin termed 鈥渓iving fossils鈥 for future generations."
This will one of the biggest events of the year for the Environment Institute, you won't want to miss it!
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Prof Fortey is senior paleontologist at the in London and is a world expert on .
When:听November 28th, 2014, 5:30-7:00 pm
Where:听
[caption id="attachment_7004" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Prof Richard Fortey. Image: ageofwonder.nl"]
[/caption]Richard Fortey听was presenter of a four part series called which aired on 11 March 2014,听as well as another four BBC mini series and appearances in David Attenborough documentaries.
He was a key scientific consultant to the award winning Discovery Channel documentary . The documentary听doubled previous best ever viewing figures for Discovery鈥檚 U.S. channel Animal Planet.
He has also written numerous books including听听which was short-listed for the听听in 1998 and听Trilobite!听which was short-listed for the听听in 2001.
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Survivors: the animals and plants that time has left behind.
Richard will address the public on the commonly held view that evolution moves ever onwards and upwards.听 Many of these organisms have come through global crises that reorganised the entire biosphere through mass extinction: several of them have outlived both trilobites and dinosaurs.
Richard has spent several years visiting these messengers from the past in their natural habitats, to find out if there was some common factor in their longevity, or whether they were simply lucky. The journey took him to Yellowstone Park, remote mountains in China - and, not surprisingly, several places in Australia.
In his talk, Richard will describe the lives of these survivors, and explore the threats they now face to their continued existence. "We need to conserve what Charles Darwin termed 鈥渓iving fossils鈥 for future generations."
This will one of the biggest events of the year for the Environment Institute, you won't want to miss it!
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