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SUMMARY:The dinosaur Iguanodon (1809-2013) - palaeobiology in action - Dr 
 David B Norman\, Reader in Palaeobiology & Curator of the Sedgwick Museum\
 , Department of Earth Sciences
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CONTACT:Beverley Larner
DESCRIPTION:In 1809 William Smith collected some fossil bones from a quarr
 y at Cuckfield (W. Sussex) while he was surveying and preparing the first 
 ever geological map of Britain (1815). These bones lay unrecognised in the
  collections of the Geological Museum in London but much later could be de
 monstrated (by the speaker) to belong to Iguanodon\, one of the three foun
 ding members of the Dinosauria.\n\nThe history of this animal proves to be
  fascinating and insightful because its discovery and subsequent study\, b
 y a variety of luminaries\, charts the evolution of our ideas about how be
 st to interpret such animals (given that there are no comparative living t
 emplates to work from). It also offers insights into the work of palaeobio
 logists who are trying to unravel\, in an almost forensic manner\, how suc
 h animals lived in a time\, place and world that was so different to that 
 of today\; such work can also inform aspects of our understanding of the p
 resent day. Given the amount of time that has elapsed since its original d
 iscovery it is almost shocking to discover that much is still being reveal
 ed about Iguanodon (even its scientific name and what the animal - or anim
 als are is a matter of some concern).
LOCATION:Bristol-Myers-Squibb Lecture theatre\, Department of Chemistry
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