LLL: Everthing You Never Knew about Extinction

Coming Monday, November 15 at 7 p.m. via YouTube livestream

Everything You Never Knew about Extinction
Presented by Dr. Diana L. Boyer, Professor of Geology at Winthrop University

Here is the Link: https://youtu.be/PpI4dGdAbOc

Most people think of dinosaurs when they hear mass extinction, but there have been numerous other extinction events in the history of life. This presentation will investigate how we know about the causes and consequences of the largest mass death events on our planet.  What could cause nearly 90% of all species to go extinct?  Why are some mass extinctions still a mystery?  What organisms are most likely to make it through a mass extinction, and what can we learn from past mass extinctions that might be important in today's world?

About our presenter: "I was born in central Pennsylvania and went to the University of Delaware for a degree in geology. I spent eight years in southern California at the University of California, Riverside earning a Masters and doctorate. in Geosciences. I explored much of  the Great Basin and high desert of Nevada and California while doing field work in graduate school. My dissertation research was on Devonian aged low-oxygen fossil communities, so I was happy to land in upstate New York at SUNY Oswego, for a teaching position in 2008, as there are many lovely Devonian rocks in and around the area.  After eight years of lake effect snow, my husband, and two children and I moved to Fort Mill, SC so I could take a position at Winthrop University.  I love teaching courses on dinosaurs, oceanography, extinctions, and historical geology, as well as my international course: "Geology of the Bahamas". I have recently started research with students on the abundance of microplastics on Carolina beaches as well.   

Learn more on Dr. Boyer's Faculty Web site.