Most people are surprised to learn that Connecticut and Massachusetts are home to some the world’s richest fossil deposits, dating from the Age of Dinosaurs some 200 million ago. On November 7, Nicholas McDonald, author of Window into the Jurassic World, will be the guest speaker for the Suffield Land Conservancy’s annual meeting. The program will begin at 7 p.m. at the Suffield Senior Center. His book, published in conjunction with the Rocky Hill Dinosaur Park, is an authoritative look at early Mesozoic life in our region, including Suffield. Nick has found numerous fossils in our town over the 50+ years that he has been doing paleontological research. He will describe Triassic and Jurassic environments and ecosystems, and the animals that created the famous trackways in Rocky Hill. Nick retired as a science teacher at Westminster School in 2014 and for more than 20 years he was a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Wesleyan University. He serves as Curatorial Affiliate at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History and is a member of the Triassic-Jurassic Working Group at Lamon-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University. Mark your calendar to come see images and samples of some of the finest fossils yet obtained in the Connecticut Valley, and learn about the reptiles and animals that once roamed this area. A book signing will follow.
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