Werner Wildlife Speaker Series

Join us on Tuesday, July 15th at 6:00pm for our Werner Wildlife Speaker Series, "Tales Teeth Tell" by Rita Douglas. Rita notes "Georges Cuvier, the founding father of paleontology, once said 'Show me your teeth and I will tell you who you are..' and he couldn't have been more right! In this talk, we will start at the root and discuss what teeth really are and how different animal groups use them. We will go over some of the strangest teeth in the animal kingdom and reveal how they tell us about much more than just what we like to eat."

Originally from Weeping Water, Nebraska, Rita got her bachelor's degrees in Russian and geology from University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her master's in paleontology and global change from University of Helsinki. Before joining the Tate Geological and Werner Wildlife museums as an exhibits designer, she had prior experience working with vertebrate paleontology and zoology collections in museums around the world. Her master's thesis involved two years of nothing but teeth--428 mammoth teeth to be exact!

The presentation is free, family-friendly, and open to the public. It will take place in the museum’s Africa-Arctic Room. For more information, call 307-235-2108. The Werner Wildlife Museum, located off the Casper College campus at 405 E. 15th Street, is free and open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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