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Nov 15, 2022, 7 tweets

Join us at @UniversityLeeds this Saturday (19th November) at 2pm for "Origins: Major innovations in the Evolution of Life" hosted jointly by @yorksgeolsoc & @PalaeoLeeds.
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We have a stellar line up of world renowned Earth history experts including...

Professor Simon Poulton, Chair in Biogeochemistry and Earth History at @SEELeeds who will be lecturing "On the rise of atmospheric oxygen".

Professor Mike Benton, Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology at @BristolPalaeo (@BristolUni) who will be talking about "The origin of feathers".

Dr Russell Garwood (@RussellGarwood), Senior Lecturer of Palaeontology at @OfficialUoM who will be talking about "The greening of Earth: how and when life moved from the seas to the continents".

Dr Xiaoya Ma, Senior Lecturer in Palaeobiology at @UoEBiosciences (@UniofExeter) who will be lecturing on "The origin and early evolution of organ systems".

Dr Elsa Panciroli (@gsciencelady), @LeverhulmeTrust Early Career Research Fellow at @morethanadodo (@UniofOxford) who will be talking about "The origin and early evolution of mammals".

The meeting kicks off at 2pm in the Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre, Michael Sadler Building at @UniversityLeeds. Entry is FREE and tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided.

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