Adventures of a Lifetime: Chasing Living & Fossil Crinoids by SCUBA diving and Field Work.
Fri, Apr 11
|Sharon Woods Park Visitor Centre
Paleobiologist Dave Meyer’s ambitious career goal was to compare the biology of living crinoids with the paleontology of fossil crinoids; and this presentation is his seldom-told story of how that goal became a reality.
Time & Location
Apr 11, 2025, 7:40 PM – 9:10 PM
Sharon Woods Park Visitor Centre, 11450 Lebanon Rd, Sharonville, OH 45241, USA
About the event
Speaker: Dr. David Meyer, University of Cincinnati; Emeritus Professor of Geology
Topic: Adventures of a Lifetime: Chasing Living & Fossil Crinoids by SCUBA diving and Field Work
Paleobiologist Dave Meyer’s ambitious career goal was to compare the biology of living crinoids with the paleontology of fossil crinoids; and this presentation is his seldom-told story of how that goal became a reality.
Crinoids belong to a class of marine invertebrates with both living and fossilized members, all with a fivefold symmetry. Crinoids that remain attached to the seafloor by a stalk are commonly called Sea Lilies, while some of the unattached forms are called Feather Stars. Close relatives include starfish, sand dollars, and sea urchins.