Geoscience Society of New Zealand - President's Lecture Tour 2026

When
Tue 4 Aug
Where
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University of Waikato, Hamilton, Waikato
Entry
Free
Time
Tue 4 Aug, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Restrictions
All Ages
"Lessons for the future from Palaeozoic bryozoans"

Catherine’s lecture will take you back to the Palaeozoic and the wonderful world of bryozoans to explore what these fossil colonial invertebrates can tell us ...
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