Extinctions - Iowa Rocks! Program Series
Sun, Jul 21
|Coon Rapids
Join us to learn about Iowa’s extinct ecosystems and what has been left behind for us to learn from. Bring your own fossils for Kata to identify. Please ensure your fossils are transported carefully.
Time & Location
Jul 21, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Coon Rapids, 1436 IA-141, Coon Rapids, IA 50058, USA
About the Event
Whiterock Conservancy FREE Iowa Rocks! Program Series
Join us in welcoming Dr. Kata McCarville to Whiterock Conservancy this summer for an incredible 3-part series at the Bur Oak Visitor Center 10 am - Noon! If you have a treasured rock or fossil you are curious about, Dr. Kata can do identifications before or after the talk. Pack and transport items carefully as many are fragile. Next up: Extinctions!!
July 21st - Extinctions
September 14th - Soils
Iowa’s geological past is reflected in its phenomenal fossil record, which includes many extinct (but interesting!) organisms, from trilobites to giant ground sloths. With a focus on the “Ice Age” Pleistocene megafauna—mammoths, mastodons, saber-toothed cats, bison, and others—we will learn about how animals influence plant communities and landscapes, and where some of the impacts of extinction on Iowa’s ecosystems can still be seen today.
Join us to learn about Iowa’s extinct ecosystems and what…