# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Science Café: Rhinos, Red Pandas, and Hell Pigs, Oh My!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: A glimpse into North Carolina’s terrestrial ecosystems 20 million years ago

Grab a bite from the Daily Planet Café and join host Chris Smith for our monthly Science Café. Gather with other curious minds at this after-hours event for an informal presentation and conversation about current science topics with guest experts. The Daily Planet Café is open 5–8pm with a full menu during the Science Café.

Join us in person or watch the livestream on YouTube at https://youtube.com/live/KxQWSaXZSE4.

February's Topic
Much of North Carolina’s fossil record over the last 100 million years is derived from marine environments, often excluding fossils from terrestrial ecosystems. This talk will explore new fossils collected from Jones County and deposited in the early Miocene, about 20 million years ago, that are beginning to shed light on an unusual land mammal fauna from our state.

Guest Expert
Sean Moran is the Collections Manager of Paleontology at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Though responsible for managing and growing the Museum’s Paleontology Research Collections, from fossil crabs to dinosaurs, ferns to sharks, his research interests mostly relate to the evolution and ecology of terrestrial mammals over the last 34 million years.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/raleigh/science-café-rhinos-red-pandas-and-hell-pigs-oh-my/200029399736354
- **Event Categories**: virtual
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 87

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Raleigh
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Daily Planet Cafe
- **lat**: 35.78234
- **long**: -78.64082
- **full address**: The Daily Planet Cafe, 121 W Jones St,Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (https://allevents.in/org/north-carolina-museum-of-natural-sciences/3208238)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Daily Planet Cafe, 121 W Jones St,Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** virtual
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Science Café: Rhinos, Red Pandas, and Hell Pigs, Oh My! ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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