Speaker Series

Join us for free talks exploring hot topics in palaeontology and results of current research.

All presentations will be hosted on Zoom and live, in-person in the Royal Tyrrell Museum’s Auditorium, Thursdays at 11 a.m., unless otherwise noted.

Please note: advance registration is required to attend online presentations.


2026 Schedule


February 5: Donald Henderson, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
Swallowing Stones – The Mysteries of Stomach Stones in Alberta Plesiosaurs 

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February 12: Stephanie K. Drumheller, University of Tennessee
How to Make a Dinosaur Mummy

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February 19: Ian V. Wilenzik, George Washington University
Crossing Continents: Ancient Lizard and Snake Dispersal on a Dynamic Planet

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February 26: Donald Brinkman, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
Late Cretaceous Fishes of Uzbekistan: Dispersal and Climate-Driven Ecological Change

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March 5: Corinne Myers, University of New Mexico
Do "Pre-existing Conditions" Prime the Earth for Mass Extinction?

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March 12: Michael W. Caldwell, University of Alberta
Palaeontology and the Evolution of Snakes

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March 19: Caleb Brown, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
Horn Injuries in Ceratopsidae: Implications for Behaviour in Horned Dinosaurs

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March 26: John Acorn, University of Alberta
Insect Fossils from Central Alberta, and the Story of "Life After the Dinosaurs"

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Looking for more Speaker Series talks? Visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum YouTube channel!