Museum Seminar: The World of Biological Evolution Seen Through Water Fleas

About this event

In the Museum Seminar "The World of Biological Evolution Seen Through Water Fleas" held at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, the spotlight will be on "ostracods," relatives of water fleas with calcareous shells, unraveling the history of their biological evolution. The fossil record of ostracods from about 450 million years ago to the present day provides valuable evidence of evolution and extinction, and this seminar will explain it with a particular focus on the evolution of males and females. The lecturer will be Takahiro Kamiya, a professor at the Faculty of Dinosaur Studies at the Fukui Prefectural University and a senior researcher at the museum. This seminar is an excellent opportunity to understand the grand theme of biological evolution through the familiar presence of water fleas (ostracods). Admission is free and no application is required, so anyone interested is encouraged to attend. Children of elementary school age and younger may participate together with a guardian. Through this seminar, you will be able to feel the depth of the history of life and the dynamism of evolution.

Venue

Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum

51-11 Terao, Murokocho, Katsuyama, Fukui 911-8601