Evolution and Mass Extinction

The speaker, Professor Mike Bowman, is the Honorary Professor of Geology at the University of Manchester and he retired as BP’s Global Head of Geoscience in 2011.

His talk, entitled Evolution and Mass Extinction, will cover fossils and the history of life, the understanding of fossils and what they can tell us about geological time and ancient environments.

As part of his talk Professor Bowman will discuss the causes of mass extinctions, including the meteor strike 64 million years ago in the Gulf of Mexico, which may have contributed to the extinction of dinosaurs, and he will speculate where the next mass extinction event might take place.

The talk will be held in the Joseph Priestley Building in room JPG/18, starting at 7.15pm.  Admission to the talk is open to all and is free to GS members and students, and just £3 for visitors.

Further information about the talk can be obtained from the Branch Membership Secretary, Pauline Cranmer, on 01924 508947 and details of the work of the Sustainable and Resilient Communities research cluster is available online.  Further information about the University’s Geography degree courses can also be found online.