Steve Brusatte explains the evolutionary relationship between dinosaurs and mammals in CosmoCaixa
As part of the ‘Great scientists’ cycle, CosmoCaixa welcomes the prestigious palaeontologist Steve Brusatte, who will guide everyone on a journey of more than 325 million years from the first mammals trying to survive in the shadow of the dinosaurs to the human being of today.
As mammals, the fossils of our ancestors tell the rich story of our prehistoric heritage. Thanks to technological advances and recently discovered fossils, Brusatte will provide us with new data that will help the spectator to better understand the evolution of the surviving mammals and to discover those that have become extinct: such as the micromammals, the mammals that ate dinosaurs, the whales that walked or the woolly mammoths.
The event will take place on 24 October at 7 p.m. and simultaneous translation will be provided. In this journey from the past to the present, we will see which species have been able to adapt and evolve, surviving major mass extinction events to reach the more than 6,000 species of mammals that exist today.
Passionate about dinosaurs
Steve Brusatte holds a PhD in Earth and Environmental Sciences from Columbia University, USA, and a BSc in Earth Sciences and Palaeobiology from the University of Bristol, UK. He is currently Professor of Palaeontology at the University of Edinburgh. He has described fifteen new fossil species, has more than 110 scientific publications and has written ten books.
Series on the great names in science
This lecture forms part of the ‘Great names in science’ cycle, with which the ‘la Caixa’ Foundation brings to the public the work of eminent figures from the scientific world whose contributions and findings have marked a before and after in human knowledge. During these conferences, visitors to the museum will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the most transcendental and exciting discoveries of modern science by some of the most illustrious personalities in the scientific field.
This is an exceptional opportunity to delve into the most notable innovations and contributions of recent years, advances that have broadened our understanding of the universe and our planet, of the elements and of life, of evolutionary processes or of any other scientific research that sheds light on the most transcendental enigmas of science, all explained in first person by their protagonists.