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Voyager Lecture Series How to Build a Bird, Evolution-Style
February 27 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
$10 – $20LECTURES & IDEAS
Voyager Lecture Series
How to Build a Bird, Evolution-Style
Presentation by Jerry Harris
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 // 7:30pm
Optional Social Hour With Like-Minded Friends, Light Snacks And Beverages @ 6:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
What makes a bird a bird? And when did all those characteristically birdy features first evolve? The evolutionary origins of birds, and the way that birds were “built” over the course of almost 100 million years, may surprise you!
Dr. Jerry Harris was born at a very early age in Chicago, Illinois. Shortly thereafter, he became enamored with dinosaurs, and his continued fascination with them proves that he’s never quite grown up completely. With a few hiccups along the way, and by continually moving across the country, he has earned B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in the geosciences, focusing on vertebrate paleontology. He has worked at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science; he is currently the Director of Paleontology and a Professor of Geology at Dixie State University and is the scientific advisor to the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm in St. George.
The Voyager Lecture Series is generously sponsored by Voyager Wealth Advisors, Cache Valley Bank, and Richardson Brothers Custom Homes.
