Dr Liz Truswell ‘Banksia: the fossil history of an iconic genus’
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Thursday, 30 June 2022 - 12:30pm
Liz, formerly a Chief Research Scientist with Geoscience Australia, will reflect on the long fossil history of Banksia, showing they are of greater antiquity than formerly imagined, and their suite of features in increasingly challenging climatic environments.
Abstract
With the ANBG’s Banksia Garden now well established, it seems timely to reflect on the long fossil history of Banksia. The use of improved technology has revealed the fine detail of a number of fossil species, showing them to be of greater antiquity than formerly imagined, and with a suite of features reflecting their growth in increasingly challenging climatic environments.
Biography
Dr Liz Truswell, a palynologist, was formerly a Chief Research Scientist with Geoscience Australia, before moving to the Research School of Earth Science at ANU as a Visiting Fellow. Her interests include the former vegetation of Antarctica, and the interaction between art and science.
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