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Going the Way of the Dodo: Paleontological Perspectives on Extinction, De-Extinction, and the Future of Life
Speaker: Dr. David Wright, Assistant Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology, Sam Noble Museum and Assistant Professor of Paleobiology, School of Geosciences, University of Oklahoma
Is Earth currently experiencing a mass extinction? Biodiversity loss today is occurring at an alarming rate—and many species are threatened by multiple stresses, including habitat destruction, over-exploitation, and invasive species. In this presentation, Dr. Wright will compare and contrast modern-day vs. ancient extinctions, and discuss how the fossil record can be used to inform extinction risk and the long-term consequences of biodiversity loss.
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