The ROM Presents Dino Hunter
Weekends
Interested in dinosaurs? Whether you want to grow up to be a palaeontologist, or are simply interested in a unique opportunity to hear first hand about the latest discoveries in this
field, this fall the whole family can experience Ultimate Dinosaurs: Giants from Gondwana presented by Raymond James Ltd., with Dinosaur Hunter Weekends. Select Saturdays and Sundays starting September 9, 2012, the ROM will feature a lively meet-and-greet with a well-known dinosaur expert followed by a family friendly talk in the Signy and Cléophée Eaton Theatre.
Little Giants: Baby Dinosaurs from South Africa
Dr. Catherine Forster,
Associate Professor of Biology, George Washington University
Sunday, September 9, 2012
In the first of the Dinosaur Hunter talks, Dr. Forster will
introduce a new group of iguanodontian dinosaurs. She will explore the
bone histology, growth, geology and the process by which these
dinosaurs became fossilized, as she weaves the fascinating story of
environmental catastrophe.
A Saharan Odyssey: Dinosaur Giants,
SuperCrocs, and Ancient Humans
Dr. Paul Sereno,
Palaeontologist, University of Chicago
Sunday, September 16, 2012
As part of his talk on September 16, Paul Sereno will bring along an
actual skeleton of the world's first digging raptor, discovered by his
team in the Sahara Desert. It represents a new species and is
approximately 110 million years old.
Mega Claws and Teeth: the Argentina-Canada
Dinosaur Project
Dr. Phil Currie,
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Dinosaur
Palaeobiology, University of Alberta, and co-founder of the Royal
Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Dr. Currie, one of the world’s most famous palaeontologists, will
visit the ROM to talk more about the giant dinosaurs from the south,
including some of the theropods found and collected in Argentina.
Specifically, he will discuss a giant carcharodontosaurid named
Mapausaurus, a giant raptor called Australoraptor, and an enigmatic
species that is related to Megaraptor.
Dinosaurs of the Lost Continent
Dr. Scott Sampson,
Palaeontologist, Biologist, Educator, Research
Curator, Utah Museum of Natural History, University of Utah and star
of Dinosaur Train
Sunday, October 21, 2012
This family-friendly presentation will summarize recent astounding
discoveries made by Sampson's team in the rugged badlands of southern
Utah – from ornate-headed horned dinosaurs to giant tyrannosaurs and
even bigger crocodiles.
In Search of African Dinosaurs: New
Discoveries from South Africa and Sudan
Dr. David Evans,
Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology, Royal
Ontario Museum, and Curator of the Ultimate Dinosaurs: Giants from
Gondwana
Sunday, November 25, 2012
The ROM’s own Dr. David Evans reveals exciting discoveries made on his
recent trips to South Africa and Sudan. Dr. Evans also gives visitors
the inside scoop on what went into the bringing Ultimate Dinosuars to
life.
The Bizarre and Marvelous Dinosaurs of
Madagascar
Dr. David Krause,
Distinguished Service Professor, Anatomical
Science, Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Following many exciting expeditions to Madagascar, in search of some
of the more bizarre plants and animals from the Cretaceous, Dr. Krause
will discuss the significance of some of his exciting discoveries and
recount some of the extraordinary adventures involved in his
fieldwork.
In addition to the Dinosaur Hunter series, each
Dino Day will feature free special events and activities for families.
Dig for dinosaur bones, make your own fossils, and watch as
palaeontolgists prepare real fossils for display. Visitors will also
be able to see and touch real specimens from our dinosaur vault.
Crafts, costumes, special film screenings and scavenger hunts will
fill the day with dino delight.
Dinosaur Hunter lectures are specially ticketed
events. Tickets cost $12 per adult, $8.00 per child and $10 for
students, and do not include access to the Ultimate Dinosaurs
exhibition. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit href= "http://www.rom.on.ca/dinos">www.rom.on.ca/dinos.
For more #UltimateDinos news, follow the Museum’s
palaeontology experts on twitter at @ROMpalaeo.