Academy Town Square: A Transforming Earth: The Legacy of the Devonian Period

Thursday, September 26, 2024

6:00 PM-7:30 PM

Schedule of Events:

6 p.m. Life Onto Land, Show and Tell at Science Live

Want to get in touch with your inner fish? Discover the connection between humans and our scaly ancestors through an exploration of Tiktaalik roseae. Learn about this fossil’s enormous impact on our scientific understanding of how our arms came to be.

6:30–7:30 p.m. In conjunction with the landmark exhibition Life Onto Land: The Devonian, the Academy presents a panel discussion with Academy scientist Ted Daeschler, paleoecologist Diana Boyer and paleobotanist Jonathan Wilson, moderated by Academy scientist Jason Downs.

In this in-depth Academy Town Square conversation, you’ll hear about the Devonian, a transformational period hundreds of millions of years before the age of the dinosaur — when Earth’s forests first began to appear and first limbed animals emerged. Learn about this fascinating time from Academy scientist Ted Daeschler, paleoecologist Diana Boyer and paleobotanist Jonathan Wilson, whose research contributes to our shared understanding of evolution and Earth's history.

Join us for a deep dive into Earth’s remarkable history on Thursday, September 26, timed with the closing weekend of our exhibition Life Onto Land: The Devonian, which is on view through Sunday, September 29.

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