Introduction to the Gondwana Rainforests: Fossil record & what it means

An illustrated talk will take you on a voyage into ‘deep-time’ to learn more about the history of the plants of the Gondwana Rainforests

About this event

You will learn:

• what is meant by the term ‘Gondwana(n)’
• about the fascinating study of plant fossils
• new ways to appreciate our rainforests

Presenter: Dr Ray Carpenter Bring: Just an enquiring mind! Discussion welcome! Your Facilitator: Ray Carpenter is one of very few Australian palaeobotanists, with expertise in the +70 million-year record of Australia’s amazing plants, and especially the fossil record of the Proteaceae, a ‘classic’ Gondwanan family. Tickets: Adults $20 Students $10 Children (12 & under) FREE