The Le Mars Public Library will host a presentation later this week concerning dinosaur fossils found in northwest Iowa, titled “Did dinosaurs live in Iowa?”
Given by Morningside University associate professor Dr. Kurt Spearing, the presentation will cover the field of paleontology and discuss the first report of a Mosasaur fossil found in northwest Iowa. A Mosasaur is a common name for a large group of carnivorous marine lizards that lived in the world’s oceans during the Late Cretaceous period. Despite other fish and marine invertebrate fossils being found in northwest Iowa, this is believed to be the first record of a Mosasaur fossil found in the area.
Even though Dr. Spearing works in an academic setting, the library says his presentation will be for a general adult audience and may also be of interest to upper elementary and high school students. This event is part of the library’s Adult Summer Reading Program and is free and open to the public.
The presentation will be given at the Le Mars Public Library on Thursday, June 18th starting at 5:30pm.
