Living Dinosaurs: From T-Rex to Thrashers

Modern birds descended from a group of two-legged dinosaurs known as theropods, whose members include the towering Tyrannosaurus rex and the smaller velociraptors. The theropods generally weighed between 100 and 500 pounds - giants compared to most modern birds - and had large snouts, big teeth, and scales. So how did the ancestors of T-res shrink, grow feathers and become birds as we know them today?

Join us as Dr. Robinson discusses the evolutionary link between dinosaurs of the past and birds of today. From T-rex to thrashers, and from velociraptors to vesper sparrows, we will explore the long family history of dinosaurs and birds in a way that promises to be informative, interesting and entertaining!

Dr. Douglas Robinson is an evolutionary biologist whose teaching and research experiences have focused on organismal biology and behavior. His research for the last 20 years has been on the breeding biology and behavior of birds, and has most recently focused on American Crows. Dr. Robinson teaches organismal biology courses at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York.

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Cold Spring Harbor Library, 95 Harbor Road, Cold Spring Harbor.

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