MUSEUM SEMINAR SERIES: MIOCENE PERIOD
Dates: Tuesday, March 19, April 16 & May 14
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the Museum of York County
Long before the Pleistocene Ice Ages, North America was a very different place. Over the course of the Miocene Epoch, changes in climate altered the landscape and prompted large-scale adaption, migration, and extinction of plants and animals. Rhinos, elephant-like gomphotheres, and giant pig relatives were the residents of the day. They, along with horses, camels and bizarre horned beasts had to contend with the world's newest ecosystem - grasslands. Many creatures thrived and diversified, while others were forced to extinction. More challenges were yet to come when with the Pliocene Epoch, when the earth entered a new phase of climate change - the Ice Ages. Join Dr. Steve Fields, Museum of York County Curator for a 3-class series on this fascinating look at our natural history.
Pre-registration is required and is non-refundable
Seminar Series is recommended for ages 12 and older.
Cost is $5 for CHM members or $10 for non-members for each session.
Tuesday, March 19 - The Early Miocene: Survival and Migration - Go back in time 25 million years, when camels that browsed North American were joined by bizarre "giraffe-deer" and gomphotheres from Asia, and all were being pursued by some of the first "sabertooths." But the climate was changing, and a new landscape was spreading across the continent, spelling the end of the line for the forest dwellers.
Tuesday April 16 - The Middle to Late Miocene: Big Changes - New types of plants, the grasses, spread across North America. The mammals that adapted became larger and began to form herds, providing safety in numbers from their increased exposure to predators. Horses thrived, and changed dramatically during this time, growing to new sizes and becoming better adapted for running and eating the abundance of the grasslands.
Tuesday, May 14 - The Pliocene: Making Connections - A new wave of migration began when North America and South America were connected by a thin strip of land we know today as Panama. With it, the Great American Biotic Interchange ensured. Horses, camels and large cats went South, while sloths, armadillos, and giant terror birds came North. Finally, yet another change in climate ushered in a new period known as the Pleistocene Ice Ages.
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