Meeting October 16 - Fossil Insects - CAES

Hello CES Members!

For our upcoming meeting, we will have a presentation about insect evolution and fossils!

DATE: Friday, October 16

LOCATION: Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES), 123 Huntington Street, New Haven CT

TIME: 6:30 start for social hour, 7:30 meeting start

FOOD: Pizza and drinks will be provided

ZOOM: (email us for the link)

Presentation details:

Speaker: Leah Mock

Title: Flying Through Time: a Paleontological Perspective on Insect Evolution & Taxonomy

Description: The talk will be about the evolution of insects, our knowledge from fossil insects, and the practice of/ongoing questions in paleoentomology. I will feature multiple localities through time to showcase different preservation types and the biases of the fossil record.