The Royal Tyrrell Museum’s annual Speaker Series continues this week with a double program of inquisitive talks. On Thursday, March 6, Victoria Arbour from the University of Alberta will present a talk entitled “Who-oplocephalus? Euoplocephalus!”
Then on Friday, March 7, Mike Newbrey from Columbus State University, Georgia, will present a talk entitled “Who are the freshwater sharks and rays of the Scollard Formation, Alberta?”
Victoria Arbour is a specialist of ankylosaurids, the armoured dinosaurs equipped with tail clubs. Although numerous ankylosaur specimens have been discovered in Alberta, they have traditionally been considered to belong to one of two species.
Arbour has studied all of the ankylosaurid specimens excavated in Alberta in the past 100 years and discovered a hidden diversity of animals hidden on the shelves of museums. Join Dr. Arbour as she describes her journey through the collections of museums in Canada, the US and Mongolia in her attempt to shed light on those mysterious animals.
Mike Newbrey, who had been working at the Royal Tyrrell Museum until last year, returns to the Museum to present the latest results of his exciting research on Alberta fossils.
Did you know that freshwater sharks and rays lived in the rivers and lakes of ancient Alberta during the Age of the Dinosaurs? Join Dr. Newbrey as he reveals beautiful specimens discovered in Alberta and the exciting stories surrounding these unusual creatures.
Speaker Series talks are free and are held on Thursdays at 11:00 a.m until April 24, 2014 in the Museum auditorium. Each talk is approximately one hour long. Visit www.tyrrellmuseum.com for the most up-to-date schedule for the Speaker Series.
Speaker Series talks are also online on the Royal Tyrrell Museum channel on YouTube.
