Hear an exclusive talk and Q&A from one of the world’s leading paleontologists, Dr. Jean-Bernard Caron, Curator at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Wednesday, August 6 at 11:00 AM
This will be Dr. Caron’s only public talk in Western Canada during his visit—don’t miss it!
Inspiration Stage
First-come, first-serve with limited space. Plan to arrive early to secure your spot!
Included with General Admission or Spark Membership
The Burgess Shale has been illuminating a fascinating period in the evolution of life for over one hundred years.
The Royal Ontario Museum has been conducting research at the Burgess Shale for 50 years.
After billions of years of relatively simple forms, life on Earth underwent a revolution with the appearance of the first complex animals…. about 540 million years ago.
The animals of the Burgess Shale evolved at the tail end of this event – the so-called “Cambrian Explosion” – leaving their exquisite fossil remains for us to marvel at. These fossils provide one of the best windows onto the origin of many modern animal groups and the ecology of the first complex marine communities.
More than a century after the first fossils were uncovered, Dr. Caron and his team continue to visit the area, searching for new specimens, discovering new fossil sites, and building up collections for a variety of innovative studies.
Richard M. Ivey Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology at the Royal Ontario Museum and lead researcher on the fossils of the Burgess Shale. Dr. Caron’s list of accomplishments and publications is extensive and his knowledge of the history of the Burgess Shale and the fossils it contains is second to none.
Brought to you in partnership with the Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation
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