Evolution and the ice age: Tracing the effects of climate change on prehistoric and future environments
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 17:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Dr John Stewart has made important contributions to a growing body of work that shows how the evolution of ecosystems has to be taken into account when speculating between different geological eras. Go back to the time of the dinosaurs or to the single-celled organisms at the origins of life, and it is obvious that ecosystems existing more than 65 million years ago and around four billion years ago cannot be simply surmised from those of today.