The interplay of humans, climate, and drastic ecological changes loom large in discussions of megafaunal extinctions. The well-preserved record of mammoths and mastodons in eastern North America provides a nuanced discussion of ecological processes and anthropogenic impacts leading up to extinction. This talk will explore the results of new methods (and new datasets) that broaden our understanding of changing landscapes in eastern North America during this time.
Chris Widga, Director, Earth & Mineral Sciences Museum, Penn State University, is a vertebrate paleontologist and archaeologist who studies megafauna of the last Ice Age, how they went extinct, and why we should care
This presentation is part of The Mammoth Speaker Series, one of many programs designed to help educate, excite and engage with the Mammoth Exhibition coming to the Natural History Society of Maryland this fall. The ticket price gives you access to all of 5 of talks – not just this one.
- 7PM THURSDAY – OCTOBER 5 – Climate Fluctuations of the Pleistocene, Dr. Hali Kilbourne, Associate Research Professor, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
- 10AM SATURDAY – OCTOBER 14 – The Natural History of the Mammoth NOTE: Breakfast with a Mammoth with Dr. Adrian Lister, Merit Researcher, Natural History Museum, London
- 7PM TUESDAY – NOVEMBER 14 – The Extinction of Mammoths with Dr. Chris Widga, Director, EMS Museum & Art Gallery, Penn State University
- 7AM TUESDAY – NOVEMBER 28 – Mammoths and Mastodons of Maryland with Ralph Eshelman, Associate Researcher Calvert Marine Museum
- 7PM TUESDAY – DECEMBER 12 – Mammoths and Humans with Dr. Todd Surovell, Director of the George C. Frison Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology
NOTE: Speaker Series tickets are one of the Thank You Gifts for donating to the Mammoth GoFnndMe Campaign – CLICK HERE: