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May 7, 2012 - 7pm
Talia Karim, Ph.D.
Ordovician Trilobites in Laurentia

Talia Karim Ordovician trilobites are some of the best known in the world and many of the classic trilogite studies of the last century have focused on faunas from Laurentia. This talk will begin with a brief introduction on trilobites and continue with descriptions of the work I have done on trilobites in southern Oklahoma, western Newfoundland, and the Great Basin.

Dr. Karim earned her Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and wrote her dissertation on the Lower Ordovician trilobite faunas of the Cow Head Group in western Newfoundland. She is the Collection Manager at the University of Colorado. Her research and interests is on Ordovician trilobites. She continues her field work in the Great Basin, Oklahoma, and hopefully in Colorado.