At Thomas MacLaren School, we believe that
all human beings can know truth, create beauty, and practice goodness.
The MacLaren Society is dedicated to bringing this pursuit
to the broader Colorado Springs community through the lenses
of the humanities, the sciences, and the arts.
When
Saturday, January 21, 2023
6:30 p.m. Doors open
7:00 p.m. Presentation
7:45 p.m. Q&A
8:15 p.m. Reception
9:00 p.m. Close
The Extinction of the Dinosaurs
and the Rise of the Mammals
Join the great conversation!
Adults and MacLaren upperclassmen are invited to our next MacLaren Society event at Thomas MacLaren School in the Commons.
World renowned paleontologist, Dr. Tyler Lyson, will be giving a lecture on how life rebounded after Earth’s darkest hour when an asteroid caused the extinction of more than 75% of life on Earth, including the dinosaurs. He will also be discussing the extraordinary discovery east of Colorado Springs where a complete fossil record was discovered!
Business casual attire is suggested.
A reception will follow the presentation.
Dr. Tyler Lyson is curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, where he is responsible for the fossil reptiles collection. His research focuses on the early origin and evolution of reptiles, particularly turtles, as well as the driver(s) and tempo of the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction and subsequent ecosystem recovery. He is working on projects in the Denver Basin in Colorado, Williston Basin in North Dakota and Montana, and Karoo Basin in South Africa.
Lyson received his Ph.D. and M.A. in geology and paleontology from Yale University, and his B.A. from Swarthmore College. Lyson was a postdoctoral researcher at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History before joining the Denver Museum.