Tag: Barnacles

Talk -Darwin’s “beloved barnacles”; solving evolutionary problems with fossils.

Dorset Geologist’s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 18th November 2025.
Title: Darwin’s “beloved barnacles”; solving evolutionary problems with fossils.
Speaker: Professor Andy Gale (University of Portsmouth)
Time: Talk will start at 7pm; finish approximately 8pm
Venue: Activity Meeting Room: Dorford Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester, DT1 1RR
Lecture Entry Cost: All welcome: £6 non-members (£5 for DGAG members), cash best.
Booking a seat: contact Chris Webb at email: events@dorsetgeologistsassociation.org
Talk Description: The speaker has provided an introductory teaser diagram and quote for what promises to be fascinating talk about one of early explorers of Earth Science.

2nd Photo:  – extract from Chapter 14 by Andy Gale (Page 293) in book: Fossils of the Kimmeridge Clay Formation – Ed D.M. Martill & S. Etches. 2020.

Additional Links:

  1. Link to an interesting paper from 2023 ; one of many references
    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374613025_Mr_Darwin%27s_Beloved_Barnacles_Using_Cirripedes_to_Understand_Evolution_in_Origin_of_Species