What did ancient flying reptiles eat for dinner?
The answer could be locked inside a fossil where tiny molecular traces have survived for millions of years.
Under the right conditions, fossils can preserve remarkable evidence of the distant past, helping scientists uncover what extinct animals ate and the environments they lived in.
Join John Curtin Distinguished Professor Kliti Grice from Curtin’s WA-Organic and Isotope Geochemistry Centre as she explores what a 113-million-year-old pterosaur fossil from Brazil has revealed about ancient life, including the role of microbes (tiny organisms like bacteria) in preserving fossils, and how these discoveries are providing new clues into Earth’s greatest extinction events.
Event information:
Walk-ins are welcome, however, entry is not guaranteed due to reduced capacity at some Semester 2 venues. Lunch is provided for registered attendees only, as catering is finalised a week before the event.
Attend in person to earn a stamp and go in the draw to win a $100 Guild gift card. Refer to T&C’s for more information.
If you can’t make it in person, you can join us online. Register here. Once you’ve registered, you’ll receive a confirmation email with the livestream link.
What is ‘Feed Your Mind’?
Feed Your Mind is a lunchtime series dishing up bite-sized talks from Curtin University researchers.
Dig in on the third Thursday of each month and get a taste of how our researchers are translating research into real-world benefits.
