COURSE LEADERS: Dr. Larry Matten
MEETS: 9 Tuesdays TIME: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
DATES COURSE MEETS: 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17
PRICE: $80.00
LOCATION: 8081 E. Orchard Rd., Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Map
TYPE: Lecture
CATEGORY: SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY & MEDICINE
DESCRIPTION:
Extinction is a part of the normal history of life on Earth. However, there are a number of distinct events that have led to extraordinary losses of life, as much as 95 percent of all species dying within a short period of time. The first life forms that crawled onto the Earth subsequently changed the environment, which lead to the first great mass extinction, and four more that occurred in the last five billion years. These extinctions led to the rise of groups that dominated the planet, and, in turn, went extinct. Are there patterns associated with mass extinctions? Are survivors endowed with specific qualities or is survival just good fortune? Are we living through a mass extinction right now?