This event is in the past.It took place on March 26, 2026 at Buffalo Museum of Science.
Educational TalkEducational TalkScience Buff Lecture: Wonderful Cambrian Beasts and Where to Find Them
MLK Park
The Cambrian period produced some seriously strange creatures, and Harvard paleontologist Javier Ortega-Hernandez knows exactly why they look so alien. This evening talk digs into the "weird wonders" of deep time: how these soft-bodied oddballs formed, why they fossilized so beautifully, and what they reveal about the dawn of animal life.
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Science Buff Lecture: Wonderful Cambrian Beasts and Where to Find Them
MLK Park
Educational TalkEducational TalkThe Cambrian period produced some seriously strange creatures, and Harvard paleontologist Javier Ortega-Hernandez knows exactly why they look so alien. This evening talk digs into the "weird wonders" of deep time: how these soft-bodied oddballs formed, why they fossilized so beautifully, and what they reveal about the dawn of animal life.
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