National Geographic Live Series
Rise of T. rex with Paleontologist Lindsay Zanno
Tuesday, January 14
7:30pm
Capitol Theater
$25 - $65
Age Recommendation
6 and up
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Embark on a riveting journey through time with paleontologist Dr. Lindsay Zanno as she unveils the secrets behind T. rex's rise to dominance amidst a climate crisis 66 million years ago. Join her expedition through the North America’s badlands as she searches for clues in the evolutionary mystery of this iconic apex predator, discovering many new species along the way—including some of the earliest predecessors of T. rex.
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Meet the Speaker
Paleontologist
Lindsay Zanno
Dr. Lindsay Zanno is head of paleontology at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and an associate research professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at North Carolina State University. She is one of the world’s leading experts on the evolution of theropod dinosaurs. Zanno has a soft spot for the American West, where she has discovered more than a dozen new species, including Siats, one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs on the continent, and Moros, North America’s tiniest tyrannosaur.
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