“Exceptional fossils – the surprising, the significant and the strange” A talk by Dr Peter Sheldon

Doors open: 2:00 pm

Dr Peter Sheldon will be presenting this fascinating afternoon talk. An ever-growing range of extraordinary fossils is shedding new light on the history of life: colour patterns in dinosaur feathers and insect wings; DNA from an ecosystem two million years old; the love song of a Jurassic cricket; and ink sacs of Jurassic squid, to name but a few. Medical imaging techniques and particle accelerators now make it possible to see inside the rock surrounding rare and fragile fossils, without causing any damage. This talk will include some remarkable, and often surprising, finds from many parts of the world. Refreshments in the form of afternoon tea will be available following the talk.

WHEN: Sunday 2nd November
​WHERE: Husborne Crawley Reading Rooms, Turnpike Road, Husborne Crawley, MK43 0XE
​(N.B. limited parking on site)
TIME: 2pm until 4pm
For further information and to book your place, please contact
​ secretary@bedfordshiregeologygroup.org.uk

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