P V Gem & Mineral Society

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Peninsula Center Library
Community Room

Event Details

Meet & Greet 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm PROGRAM: World's Greatest Geological Wonders with Professor Michael E. Wysession Burgess Shale - Rocks and the Keys to Life Chart the evolution of the life revealed in the extraordinary fossils of the Burgess Shale in British Columbia. This mountainside quarry records the proliferation of new organisms - both familiar and bizarre - that followed a mass extinction half, a billion years ago. Also covered, Jehol Fossil Beds in Liaoning Province, China; Morrison Formation in Garden Park, Colorado; Messel Pit in Messel, Germany; and Cradle of Humankind in Gauteng, South Africa. SHOW AND TELL: Members and guests will display fossils from their prized collections. Contact Person: Peggy Hill (310) 377-2402
Event Type(s): Non-Sponsored
Age Group(s): Adult