{"id":4210,"date":"2025-05-28T21:04:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T20:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dorsetgeologistsassociation.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=4210"},"modified":"2025-10-28T17:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:25:10","slug":"talk-darwins-beloved-barnacles-solving-evolutionary-problems-with-fossils","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/dorsetgeologistsassociation.org\/index.php\/event\/talk-darwins-beloved-barnacles-solving-evolutionary-problems-with-fossils\/","title":{"rendered":"Talk -Darwin&#8217;s &#8220;beloved barnacles&#8221;; solving evolutionary problems with fossils."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dorset Geologist<\/strong>\u2019<strong>s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 18<sup>th<\/sup> November 2025.<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Title:<\/strong> Darwin&#8217;s &#8220;beloved barnacles&#8221;; solving evolutionary problems with fossils.<br \/>\n<strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Professor Andy Gale (University of Portsmouth)<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> Talk will start at 7pm; finish approximately 8pm<br \/>\n<strong>Venue:<\/strong> Activity Meeting Room: Dorford Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester, DT1 1RR<br \/>\n<strong>Lecture Entry Cost:<\/strong> All welcome: \u00a36 non-members (\u00a35 for DGAG members), cash best.<br \/>\n<strong>Booking a seat:<\/strong> contact Chris Webb at email: events@dorsetgeologistsassociation.org<br \/>\n<strong>Talk Description:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2nd Photo:<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211; extract from Chapter 14 by Andy Gale (Page 293) in book: Fossils of the Kimmeridge Clay Formation \u2013 Ed D.M. Martill &amp; S. Etches. 2020.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4209 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dorsetgeologistsassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Barnacles-Kimm-clay-578x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dorsetgeologistsassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Barnacles-Kimm-clay-578x1024.jpg 578w, https:\/\/dorsetgeologistsassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Barnacles-Kimm-clay-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/dorsetgeologistsassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Barnacles-Kimm-clay-768x1359.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dorsetgeologistsassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Barnacles-Kimm-clay-868x1536.jpg 868w, https:\/\/dorsetgeologistsassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Barnacles-Kimm-clay-1157x2048.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/dorsetgeologistsassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Barnacles-Kimm-clay-1200x2124.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dorsetgeologistsassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Barnacles-Kimm-clay-scaled.jpg 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 85vw, 578px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Link to an interesting paper from 2023 ; one of many references<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/374613025_Mr_Darwin%27s_Beloved_Barnacles_Using_Cirripedes_to_Understand_Evolution_in_Origin_of_Species\">https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/374613025_Mr_Darwin%27s_Beloved_Barnacles_Using_Cirripedes_to_Understand_Evolution_in_Origin_of_Species<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dorset Geologist\u2019s Association Group (DGAG) will host a talk on the Tuesday 18th November 2025. 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