Coral Across Time

Dr. Montana Hodges takes us on a journey into deep time to explore the coral fossil record. With their hard exoskeleton and firm attachment to the ocean floor, excellent coral fossils are discovered throughout Nevada. They tell the story of past climates on earth, including the extreme conditions that coincided with the Triassic- Jurassic Extinction and can even teach us about the environment today.
After the talk, visit Katie Grinnan’s artwork Ginger Coral and Julian Charrière’s photolithograph created from dead coral Veils/Theonella Swinhoe in the current exhibition Into the Time Horizon.