May 2026 – Patrick O’Connor, PhD | Director, Earth & Space Sciences, Senior Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology, Denver Museum of Nature & Science | Avian Dinosaurs from the Latest Cretaceous of Madagascar and Antarctica: A Tale of Two Birds and Two Sub-Continents
Dr. Patrick (Pat) O'Connor is a vertebrate paleontologist who integrates data from the fossil record with our understanding of form-function relationships in modern animals to explore eco-functional implications of morphological novelty in different groups of backboned animals (e.g., non-avian dinosaurs, birds, crocodiles). He completed a degree in biological anthropology at Michigan State University, followed by […]