# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Fossil Treasures from the Burgess Shale- Paleontologist Talk with Dr. Jean Bernard Caron
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 29 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 29 Jul, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: You will have the opportunity to learn about one of Earth’s most important fossil sites with someone who knows it best.

Join Dr. Jean-Bernard Caron, Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology at the Royal Ontario Museum and a leading expert on the Burgess Shale, for an engaging evening of ancient oceans, remarkable fossils, and the findings that continue to shape our understanding of early life on Earth. ?

More than 500 million years ago, the Burgess Shale preserved an extraordinary marine world. Its fossils offer clues about the origins of modern animals, the evolution of complex life, and what our planet looked like long before dinosaurs.

Dr. Caron will share the stories behind these findings, bringing the science to life with the insight of someone directly involved in studying these incredible fossils.

Your ticket also includes access to SUE: The T. rex Experience, because one prehistoric adventure is never quite enough. ?

Light refreshments will also be available for purchase.

This is Dr. Caron’s only public talk in Western Canada during his visit.

? Wednesday, July 29, 2026
⏰ Doors open at 6:00 PM
? Infinity Dome
?️ https://www.sparkscience.ca/fossil-treasures-from-the-burgess-shale
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/calgary/fossil-treasures-from-the-burgess-shale-paleontologist-talk-with-dr-jean-bernard-caron/200030347543844
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures, science-fair
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 32

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Calgary
- **state**: AB
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: 220 St. George's Drive NE, Calgary, AB, Canada, Alberta T2E 5T2
- **lat**: 51.05384
- **long**: -114.0244
- **full address**: 220 St. George's Drive NE, Calgary, AB, Canada, Alberta T2E 5T2

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Fossil Treasures from the Burgess Shale- Paleontologist Talk with Dr. Jean Bernard Caron being held?
  - **A:** Fossil Treasures from the Burgess Shale- Paleontologist Talk with Dr. Jean Bernard Caron takes place on Wed, 29 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 29 Jul, 2026 at 09:00 pm at 220 St. George's Drive NE, Calgary, AB, Canada, Alberta T2E 5T2.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Fossil Treasures from the Burgess Shale- Paleontologist Talk with Dr. Jean Bernard Caron?
  - **A:** Fossil Treasures from the Burgess Shale- Paleontologist Talk with Dr. Jean Bernard Caron is organized by TELUS Spark Science Centre.
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