Join us for the final instalment of our brilliant 2024 talk series ‘The WAM Lectures’ presented by the Foundation for the Western Australian Museum (FWAM) to learn about The Secret Life of Fossils.
In October, we’ll step back four BILLION years, as we hear from Dr Mikael Siversson (Head of Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences) as he explains the history and special importance of a selection of fossil specimens held in the Western Australian Museum’s vast (1,500,000 vast!) fossil collection.
WA Museum is custodian to a unique and diverse range of fossils including stromatolites from near Marble Bar (which are about 3.5-billion-years old… so pre-plants, pre-dinosaurs, and pre-humans), the 380-million-year-old Gogo fish from the Napier Range (an ancient barrier reef in the Kimberley region), 95-million-year-old sharks from the Southern Carnarvon Basin, and megafauna from caves on the Nullarbor Plain.
As well as some intriguing facts about fossilisation, get a glimpse into the important work performed by WAM scientists - both in the lab and in the field - which aims to preserve the geological and natural history of Western Australia for the public, and for scientists across the world.
About the speaker
Mikael Siversson, Head of Department, Earth and Planetary Sciences, holds a PhD in Geology. His research focusses on Cretaceous and Cenozoic elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) from Australia, North America and Europe, with a focus on Australian mid-Cretaceous and Miocene faunas, cretaceous dinosaurs and marine reptiles from Australia and northern Europe. An expert speaker, exhibition creator, and government advisor, Mikael has also contributed to, written for, and been cited in, countless publications.
Doors open at 5pm, talk starts at 6.15pm.
Join us in Luis’ for a drink beforehand and stay for dinner afterwards - book a table with the
Concierge.