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A Symposium: Dinosaurs and Evolution of Life.

UTAS, Hobart, Tasmania

23-24thMarch 2019

 

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The conference is organized by The Royal Society of Tasmania as part of their 175thAnniversary celebrations, with support from the Tasmanian Division of the Geological Society of Australia and the University of Tasmania. The venue is the Stanley Burbury Theatre, University of Tasmania, Churchill Avenue, Hobart. The Symposium will run in parallel with an exhibition at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) called “Dinosaur rEvolution; Secrets of Survival” prepared by Gondwana Studios.

Participants will benefit from hearing Plenary Session Keynote talks by several distinguished scientists on dinosaurs, evolution and mass extinction.

 

Themes of the Symposium

  • Recent research on dinosaurs

  • Evolution of dinosaurs and birds

  • Proterozoic evolution of life

  • Phanerozoic evolution of life

  • Mass extinction events

Download the Symposium brochure HERE

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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