Name: Fantastic Dead Beasts and How to Find Them (...and Study them!)
Start: 2019-05-22T19:30:00
End: 2019-05-22T21:30:00
Location: The Raging Bull

Join us to meet fascinating ancient beasts that once strolled the Earth. We welcome a panel of researchers from the University of Edinburgh who will be discussing how our understanding of the biology and development of these fantastic creatures is constantly being shaped by new research methods and technology.

Fantastic Dead Beasts panel discussion

Davide Foffa (Fellow at the National Museum of Scotland, looking at the 'Elgin Reptiles' using μCT scanning techniques)

Julia Schwab (PhD student University of Edinburgh)

Michela Johnson (PhD Student at the University of Edinburgh )

Tom Challands (PhD Researcher in Palaeozoic fish and tetrapod sensory systems)

Our panel comprises speakers covering topics such as:
Scotland's aquarium of the dead: the new and fascinating fishy beasts finally unlocked from their watery grave.
How some reptiles transitioned from land to sea during the Jurassic Period.
Triassic Scotland!
Senses of Jurassic Crocodiles!

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